Puerto Rico has seen a string of natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and landslides. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, things got even worse. These disasters have ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with author Jaquira Díaz, about the idea of independence for Puerto Rico in light of the recent challenges the island has faced after a string of natural disasters.

They have their own lives and should live them.” As Puerto Rico struggles to recover from a series of brutal natural disasters, the island is aging more rapidly than most places on Earth.

Puerto Rico’s economic decline has been compounded by natural disasters, government mismanagement and corruption, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The island’s average household income is about one ...

A massive blackout hit Puerto Rico early Tuesday — and it could take days to restore power. The outage, which happened around dawn, initially left nearly 90% of the private power company Luma ...

Residents of Puerto Rico’s second-largest city flocked there, not to take in one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious fine art collections but to avail themselves of working electrical outlets ...

The students in Puerto Rico head back to school this week. Teachers and staff find that years of natural disasters on the island have taken a toll on learning and mental health. Kavitha Cardoza ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- In this episode of Tiempo, we learn more about the potential powerful storms that could make landfall in Puerto Rico. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

(Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images) Puerto Rico has seen a string of natural disasters in the past few years – hurricanes, earthquakes, floods ...

So in this piece, you write that Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico back in 2017, was, quote, "not just a natural disaster; it was a political event that, I believe, is provoking a historic ...