Paul Bamba: Puerto Rican champion boxer dies aged 35
Boxer Paul Bamba has died aged 35, his manager Ne-Yo has announced.Puerto Rican Bamba won the WBA Gold Cruiserweight title by defeating Mexican Rogelio Medina…
JD Vance questions reaction to racist Puerto Rico joke at Trump rally | US Election 2024
NewsFeedRepublican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance suggested that people should ‘take a chill pill’ after the angry reaction to a racist joke about Puerto Rico…
Bad Bunny backs Harris after offensive remarks about Puerto Rico at Trump rally
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny signaled his support for Vice President Kamala Harris Sunday, sharing a video clip of Harris’ plans for the island moments…
Puerto Rico angry after called ‘floating island of garbage’ at Trump rally
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an…
For one Puerto Rican, statehood would mean racial justice
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Kemuel Delgado rolls his eyes as he drives down a highway and sees a sculpture featuring Christopher Columbus, called “Birth of…
CBP seizes cocaine shipments worth $13.2M near Puerto Rico
1 of 2 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a vessel near Puerto Rico and seized 1,321 of suspected cocaine valued at $11.9 million…
Indiana woman who tried to rescue friends in rip current in Puerto Rico missing
Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A woman is missing after attempting to rescue two friends caught in a rip current off Condado Beach in San Juan,…
As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill gaps
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of…
Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds
Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday it is suing at least 30 former government officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30 million in…
Puerto Rico governor concedes defeat in surprise primary upset
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González defeated Gov. Pedro Pierluisi in a surprise upset during a primary election held Sunday by…
68 migrants rescued from ‘severely overcrowded’ boat near Puerto Rico
1 of 3 | American customs officials on Friday confirmed they rescued 68 undocumented migrants from an overloaded ship near Puerto Rico. File Photo by…
Puerto Rican legislator gets 8 years in prison for bribery, kickback scheme
May 17 (UPI) -- A judge on Friday sentenced a Puerto Rican legislator and her husband for their roles in a multi-year theft, bribery and…
U.S. Coast Guard looking for Marine off coast of Puerto Rico
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a U.S. Marine who went missing off of a Puerto Rico beach during dangerous rip currents Wednesday. Source…
Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as VP
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the…
Does Puerto Vallarta have a gentrification problem?
There’s a long running myth that it was John Huston’s 1964 film The Night of the Iguana, starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr,…