2 tremors shake Puerto Rico, latest in series of quakes
Two strong earthquakes have shaken Puerto Rico, but there have been no reports of injuries in the latest of a series of tremors that have hit the U.S. territory since…
Puerto Rico extends lockdown to May to fight COVID-19
Puerto Rico’s governor has announced that the U.S. territory will remain on lockdown until May 3 to curb coronavirus cases, marking one of the strictest measures taken in a U.S.…
Coronavirus live updates: US now leads world with over 82,000 cases
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 23,600 people around the world, including at least 1,178 people in the United States. Worldwide, there are more than…
This Puerto Rican Filmmaker Found Her Voice In Trump’s America
When Zoé Salicrup Junco was a 9-year-old living in Puerto Rico, her parents took her to see “Contact,” the 1997 movie starring Jodie Foster as a scientist researching alien life,…
6.0 magnitude earthquake rocks Puerto Rico
There aren’t any threats of a tsunami for the U.S. East Coast. January 11, 2020, 8:09 PM 5 min read Following a series of on-land aftershocks in Puerto Rico this…
State of emergency declared in Puerto Rico after 6.4 magnitude earthquake kills 1
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Puerto Rico in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez signed an executive order declaring…
Walter Mercado, Popular Puerto Rican Astrologer, Dead At 88
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Walter Mercado, a flamboyant astrologer and television personality whose daily TV appearances entertained many across Latin America and the U.S. for more than a…
Hurricane Dorian takes aim at Florida, may make landfall as Category 4: Live updates
Hurricane Dorian is strengthening and taking aim at Florida, where residents and tourists are bracing for a possible Category 4 landfall on Monday morning. Interested in Hurricane Dorian? Add Hurricane…
Trump repeats misleading claim on aid to Puerto Rico as Dorian heads its way
As Dorian neared Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump on Tuesday made the false claim that Congress had approved $92 billion for the island after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria…
Tropical Storm Dorian forecast to become hurricane later this week, heatwaves continue West and South
Tropical Storm Dorian is continuing to gain strength as it moves through the eastern Caribbean and is now forecast to become a hurricane as it passes to the south of…