Dánica Coto

FILE – A utility pole with loose cables towers over a home in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File)

US official warns Puerto Rico of weak power generation as it prepares for a Trump administration

January 10, 2025 at 1:57 p.m.

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday in Puerto Rico that the U.S. territory needs more power generation as it struggles to recover from a recent massive blackout.

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

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...

Police officers man a checkpoint checking for weapons, in the Petion-Ville of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

November 24, 2024 at 10:51 a.m.

A new prime minister is tasked with turning around a nation that sees no escape from its troubles as Haitians wonder: How did Haiti reach this point?

Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico’s New Progressive Party candidate for Governor, shows her ballot during general elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election

November 6, 2024 at 8:18 a.m.

Jenniffer González of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party was leading polls early Wednesday in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the...

A supporter waves a Puerto Rican Independence Party flag while holding a campaign poster promoting the Citizens’ Victory Movement mayoral candidate Manuel Natal, during a caravan in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Puerto Ricans brave rain and long lines to vote in a general election that promises to be historic

November 5, 2024 at 1:41 p.m.

Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins.

Tony Hinchcliffe speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race

October 28, 2024 at 3:41 p.m.

Puerto Ricans cannot vote in general elections despite being U.S. citizens, but they can exert a powerful influence with relatives on the mainland.

This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a cluster of storms located south of the Cayman Islands which are expected to strengthen in upcoming days, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane. Florida residents begin evacuating

September 24, 2024 at 5:32 p.m.

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said. Heavy rains and big waves already lashed...

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4 p.m EDT and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Hurricane Ernesto northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico and moving over open waters, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (NOAA via AP)

Hurricane Ernesto barrels toward Bermuda as wealthy British territory preps for storm

August 16, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.

Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials on the tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.

Hurricane Ernesto aims for Bermuda after leaving many in Puerto Rico without power or water

August 15, 2024 at 8:29 a.m.

Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns...

Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Tropical Storm Ernesto passes by Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

Ernesto becomes a hurricane after pummeling northeast Caribbean and knocking out power in the region

August 14, 2024 at 7:14 p.m.

Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and left nearly half of all clients in the U.S. territory without power as it...

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