Puerto Rico

Trump rally where comedian called Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage' draws wide condemnation

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The fallout underscores the importance of Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes and the last-minute efforts to court growing numbers of Hispanic voters, mostly from Puerto Rico, who have settled in cities west and north of Philadelphia.

After Ernesto, the power is still off for tens of thousands in Puerto Rico

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

It's been a week since Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm.

Ernesto becomes hurricane after hitting northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the region

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Ernesto is forecast to move through open waters for the rest of the week and make its closest approach to Bermuda on Saturday.

Live map: Track the path of Hurricane Ernesto

Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health.

Tropical Storm Ernesto batters northeast Caribbean, looms over Puerto Rico

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The storm was located about 300 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday morning.

As Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches, Puerto Rico cancels classes and activates National Guard

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Forecasters warned the storm is expected to unleash floods and landslides.

As dengue fever cases ramp up worldwide, health officials tell U.S. doctors to stay alert

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

In barely six months, countries in the Americas have already broken calendar-year records for dengue cases.

Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a sharp rise in dengue cases

By Associated Press

More than 340 people have been hospitalized for the mosquito-borne virus, according to the island’s health department.

WATCH: Harris discusses federal aid, infrastructure upgrades during visit to Puerto Rico

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

While those in Puerto Rico cannot vote in U.S. presidential elections despite being U.S. citizens, more than 5 million Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. mainland.

Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Henry remained in Puerto Rico as of midday Wednesday. He landed in the U.S. territory on Tuesday after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic, where officials closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti.