Puerto Rico

A Puerto Rican flag hangs beside a for-sale sign on a balcony in San Juan in summer 2015.

Puerto Rico Makes Unprecedented Move To Restructure Billions In Debt

6:20pm May 03, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The territory, which is ineligible for bankruptcy, filed to begin a similar procedure tailor-made for its more than $70 billion debt crisis, which is likely to dwarf Detroit's 2013 Chapter 9 filing.

People carry a large Puerto Rican flag as they protest looming austerity measures amid an economic crisis in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday. The May Day demonstrations come as the island faces a Monday deadline for reaching a deal on debt payments, or en

National

Puerto Rico Eyes Options As It Faces Debt Deadline — Again

7:42pm May 01, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The island has been struggling with a massive debt burden for nearly two years, and protection from lawsuits are about to expire. An oversight board could initiate a bankruptcy-like process.

Yalieth Gonzalez and her baby Micaela Delgado at the Maternal Infant Studies Center at the University of Puerto Rico.

Living With Zika In Puerto Rico Means Watching, Waiting And Fearing Judgment

2:06pm March 27, 2017

by Greg Allen

The Zika virus may have infected more than 1 million people in Puerto Rico, including thousands of pregnant women. Doctors are watching babies born to infected moms who don't show birth defects.

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United States' Ian Kinsler watches his two-run home run against Puerto Rico on Wednesday during the third inning of the final of the World Baseball Classic in Los Angeles.

Sports

Team USA Finally Proves World's Best, Crushing Puerto Rico 8-0 In Classic Final

1:50am March 23, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

It may be considered the national pastime, but in the first three World Baseball Classics the United States was far from dominant. That changed Wednesday night in a lopsided title win.

Then-President Obama awards the National Medal of Arts to actress, theater founder and director Miriam Colon in September 2015.

Arts

Míriam Colón, Puerto Rican Actress And Theater Pioneer, Dies At 80

2:05pm March 04, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Since coming to the U.S., Colón acted in over 90 films, imbuing her often secondary roles with soul. Behind the scenes, as a theater producer, she also blazed a path for other Latino actors to follow.

At the Germán Rieckehoff Olympic Village in Salinas, Puerto Rico young athletes train in this swimming pool.

In Competitive Sports, Puerto Ricans Gain A Sense Of Independence

12:05pm March 04, 2017

This week, Puerto Ricans marked 100 years of U.S. citizenship. The island's political status remains unique, along with its strong sense of cultural identity — most clearly seen in its sports.

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The Capitol of Puerto Rico, Capitolio de Puerto Rico, in San Juan. Puerto Rico is under federal control, but isn't allowed voting representation in Congress, and residents can't vote for president.

Puerto Ricans Reflect On A Century Of (Limited) Citizenship

5:04pm March 02, 2017

by Greg Allen

People born in Puerto Rico have been counted as U.S. citizens since 1917, but residents of the island can't vote for president and don't have voting representation in Congress.

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Eduardo Cortes (right) and Jose Martinez Cruzado examining one of the cocoa trees that Cruzado is growing for Cortes's company.

Reviving Puerto Rico's Cocoa Farms, Centuries After Hurricanes Destroyed Them

5:30pm March 01, 2017

by Dan Charles

Cocoa plantations in Puerto Rico were wiped out centuries ago. Now, local pride and the sheer love of chocolate are bringing back local cocoa.

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Mike McCloskey, his cousin Manuel Perez (left), and one of their co-workers on a beach at the edge of their new farm in Puerto Rico. McCloskey and Perez played on this beach as children.

Chasing A Dream Built On Dairy, This Master Of Milk Came Home

3:47pm February 04, 2017

by Dan Charles

For one of the biggest and most successful dairymen in America, success was based in part on crossing cultural boundaries. Now, he has returned home to continue building his empire of milk.

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Keishla Mojica, 23, lives in Cuagas, Puerto Rico. She was infected with Zika virus while pregnant and expects to give birth in early January.

In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby

4:21pm December 30, 2016

by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez

Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities.