A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown
Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered a federal courtroom in Miami, where life as he knew it would end. It was Jan. 9, and he...
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The US plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in a push for deep-sea mining
The U.S. government plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining in an unprecedented move that is expected to draw criticism from many...
Federal audit finds Puerto Rico awaiting billions of dollars nearly a decade after deadly hurricane
A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade...
Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages
Thousands of Puerto Ricans are struggling with water shortages so severe that the governor of the U.S. territory has activated the National Guard and emergency responders are fielding calls every...
US grants visa to Haitian soccer player to join team for World Cup
The U.S. government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the...
Haiti’s only player who lives in country still waiting for US visa as his squad prepares for World Cup
The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a U.S. visa just weeks before the start of the World Cup.
What to know about the boat shooting in Cuban waters that killed 4
Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back, killing four and wounding six, according to...
A new federal report scrutinizes Puerto Rico’s tax incentives luring wealthy Americans
Puerto Rico tax incentives that have lured thousands of rich Americans to the U.S. territory for over a decade are under scrutiny.
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa brings flooding and catastrophic winds to Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.
Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as possibly the island’s strongest recorded storm
Hurricane Melissa intensified to Category 5 strength as it neared Jamaica with up to 30 inches of rain and a life-threatening storm surge.