Feb 07 Why some 2020 Democratic contenders are making Puerto Rico an early campaign stop By Gabriela Martinez By visiting Puerto Rico and also talking more broadly about cultural diversity, Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro and other 2020 Democratic contenders have sought to contrast themselves with President Donald Trump and his response to Hurricane Maria. Continue reading
Jan 07 Growing opioid crisis adds to Puerto Rico’s problems By Dánica Coto, Associated Press "Hardly anyone talks about this problem in Puerto Rico. It's like it doesn't exist," says Rafael Torruella, program director for a needle exchange program in Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 5:47 What’s the truth about Zika virus in post-hurricane Puerto Rico? By Beth Murphy At the Zika epidemic's 2016 height, 10 percent of Puerto Rican women were testing positive for the disease. But when Hurricane Maria slammed the island in September 2017, crippling its health care system, the focus shifted to hurricane recovery, and… Continue watching
Nov 14 Climate change has intensified hurricane rainfall, and now we know how much By Julia Griffin Hurricane Harvey wasn’t an outlier. A new study reports that climate change intensified the rains of other recent cyclones by between 4 and 9 percent. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 25:05 September 22, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Sept. 22, thousands take to Twitter to respond to President Trump about why they didn't report sexual assaults, and a new investigation of Puerto Rico's death toll after Hurricane Maria. Also, is there a way… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:56 Families say Hurricane Maria’s death toll was preventable — and neglect is to blame Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, the Associated Press and Quartz compiled an extensive database of nearly 500 victims of Hurricane Maria whose families say that mismanagement, poor communication and damaged infrastructure were to blame for the deaths. Ana Campoy,… Continue watching
Sep 21 For kids in Puerto Rico, ‘we don’t know all the damage they have endured’ from Hurricane Maria By Laura Santhanam There were no lights, air conditioning or working toilets when Natalia Merced returned to her dorm room at the University of Puerto Rico in late October, a month after Hurricane Maria struck the island. Classes had resumed at the university’s… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Heavy Florence flooding closes interstates as death toll rises In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll from Hurricane Florence rose to 41, as the long and slow recovery continues in the Carolinas. Also, today marked one year since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico. It’s estimated that nearly 3,000… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 7:19 When disaster strikes, Jose Andres brings hot food and hope Celebrity chef Jose Andres has been on the ground in the Carolinas this week, helping victims of Hurricane Florence. As a "food first responder," Andres was also in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria tore through the island a year ago. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 8:38 Puerto Rico’s beleaguered public schools face controversial reform after Hurricane Maria By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week Puerto Rico's school system was struggling long before Hurricane Maria struck a year ago. But the disaster exacerbated deep problems, as schools were destroyed, thousands of children moved to the U.S. mainland and students struggle with trauma. Now, special correspondent… Continue watching