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Most of Puerto Rico still without power 01:50. San Juan, Puerto Rico — Crews worked early Thursday to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the ...
Power has been restored to nearly 99% of customers, LUMA Energy said in an update early Friday. LUMA Energy gave an update at 5 a.m. on Friday morning, saying that almost 1.5 million people -- or ...
The Puerto Rico Power Authority has also grappled with chronic financial problems. Facing $9 billion in debt, the troubled power company effectively filed for bankruptcy in summer 2017.
The conflict illustrates a paradox of Puerto Rico’s haphazard reconstruction since the 2017 storm that left thousands dead and triggered the second-longest blackout in world history.
About 25% of Puerto Rico remains in the dark after a massive power outage, fueling frustration over fragile infrastructure By Veronica Calderon, CNN en Español 4 minute read ...
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic “have stronger cultural and linguistic links than, I think, most countries in the world,” said Jorge Duany, an expert on Caribbean migration, citing ...
A comedian at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden signature closing rally joked about Latinos having too many babies, called Puerto Rico a floating garbage ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit ...
A monument displaying Puerto Rico's constitution in Dorado, Puerto Rico photographed on Octover 28, 2024. A new poll by YouGov found that most Americans support Puerto Rico becoming a state.
A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up ...
Puerto Rico’s exclusion from the federal electoral process is an affront to the democratic values our great nation holds dear. The time to act is now. Some say, “if you don’t have a seat on ...
This November, the U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico will go to the polls, just like their fellow U.S. citizens. But unlike their fellow citizens, they will not be able to vote for Senators or ...