Tag: Puerto Rico
NEW YORK (AP) — For the big leaguers who saw him play, Roberto Clemente was a breathtaking talent and unmistakable force on the field who made a powerful impact on young ballplayers. His selfless humanitarianism…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of mostly Democratic congress members, including the House majority leader, on Thursday proposed a binding plebiscite to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a state or gain…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — To a passerby, the Iglesia San Mateo de Cangrejos, a pastel-peach Catholic church in the middle of San Juan’s Santurce neighborhood, might look like any other house of prayer. A…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico In a scene reminiscent of Puerto Ricos turbulent summer of 2019, a few hundred protesters gathered on the streets of Old San Juan Monday, banging pots and pans, waving signs…
PONCE, Puerto Rico (AP) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico before dawn today, killing one man, injuring at least eight other people and collapsing buildings. The quake was followed by a series of strong…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Tropical Storm Karen drenched the U.S. Virgin Islands on Tuesday as it bore down on an earthquake-shaken Puerto Rico still scarred by a hurricane two years ago. Heavy squalls…
MIAMI (AP) Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters today after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said…
ORLANDO, Fla. Two tropical disturbances have been detected in the Atlantic Ocean as one of them closes in on the southeastern tip of Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. The closer of the…
WASHINGTON A partisan deadlock over a disaster relief package showed no signs of easing Tuesday, as the two camps traded barbs over aid for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. Senate Republicans made a new offer over…
WASHINGTON Puerto Rico has a bigger economy than some states, but how big and how badly it was undercut by Hurricane Maria is not clear because the island is the only U.S. territory whose economic…
