SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency announced it would contract … Read more
March 25, 2024 9:45 PM EDT Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year. Read More: Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here’s What to Know—and How to Stay Protected Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified 549 cases of dengue across the U.S. … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s government narrowly avoided an indefinite strike at the U.S. territory’s biggest public health institution after reaching an agreement Thursday with union leaders. The looming strike at the Medical Center in the capital of San Juan was scheduled to start Friday at midnight. It would have been the newest … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, a well-known former legislator in Puerto Rico who is popular with conservatives, was found guilty Friday of federal charges related to corruption. Charbonier was indicted in August 2020 on charges including conspiracy, money laundering and theft, bribery and kickbacks involving federally funded programs. She also was … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Cesareans are surging in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has one of the world’s highest rates with more than 50% of babies now delivered via surgery compared with only 32% on the U.S. mainland, according to a federal report released Wednesday. The rates of cesarean delivery on the … Read more
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has received two life sentences after being found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover ByThe Associated Press November 3, 2023, 4:20 PM FILE – Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo poses after his weigh-in at Madison Square Garden in New York, June 10, 2016. Verdejo received … Read more
The son of a federal judge who was convicted of killing his wife more than a decade ago has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in a retrial ByThe Associated Press October 26, 2023, 1:36 PM SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The son of a federal judge who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Hurricane Lidia, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 mph, roared ashore Tuesday night about 35 miles south-southwest of Puerto Vallarta on Mexico’s west coast. The major hurricane was expected to unleash flooding rains, destructive winds and a dangerous ocean surge. It became the second storm to strike Mexico’s … Read more
Twenty-one-year-old super-welterweight sensation Xander Zayas hopes to comply with in Puerto Rico’s wealthy historical past of manufacturing boxing legends. Undefeated and with nice potential, Zayas is gearing up for his subsequent problem in opposition to Roberto Valenzuela Jr on the American Financial institution Heart in Corpus Christi, within the early hours of Saturday morning reside … Read more
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, it successfully demolished the island’s getting old and inefficient energy grid, leaving 3.4 million residents with out energy. Air con could not work. Water could not be pumped to larger flooring. Hospitals could not keep lifesaving equipment. Diesel and propane turbines helped, however they’re pricey, … Read more