Apr 27 Hurricane Maria's legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News A survey of more than 96,000 students finds that 7.2% reported “clinically significant” symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 8:37 Why federal aid for struggling Puerto Rico remains a political battle A wide-ranging disaster relief bill failed in the Senate Monday due to a disagreement about federal aid for Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, the island territory is struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria's damaging blow a year and a half ago. Lisa… Continue watching
Apr 02 Disaster aid stalls in Senate amid fight over Puerto Rico By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Senate Democrats have blocked a Republican disaster aid bill, saying it doesn't do enough to help hurricane-torn Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Mar 29 Puerto Rico seeks more food stamp funding as Congress stalls By Danica Coto, Associated Press Many Puerto Ricans are still struggling to meet their basic needs after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017. Continue reading
Mar 28 Why this disaster relief bill is stuck on a debate over Puerto Rico food stamps By Gabriela Martinez Caught in the middle are more than 1 million Puerto Ricans who rely on a federal food subsidy program that’s slated to run out of money at the end of the month unless Congress intervenes. Continue reading
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 29 How a cockfighting ban could affect Puerto Rico's struggling economy By Gabriela Martinez Beginning in December, the long-held but controversial tradition of cockfighting will be banned in Puerto Rico. 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
Dec 23 Watch 15:42 Making NewsHour Weekend: On #MeToo, mass shootings and immigration in 2018 By PBS News Hour In part two of our holiday series "Making NewsHour Weekend," producers Ivette Feliciano and Zachary Green join Hari Sreenivasan to revisit how they approached some of 2018’s top stories, including free speech debates on college campuses, covering a Pittsburgh synagogue… Continue watching
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