Puerto Rico

Two U.S. tourists were stabbed and another one assaulted in Puerto Rico early Monday after a confrontation that police said was sparked when someone told them to stop filming a food vendor’s cart.

The governing board of Puerto Rico’s power company says it has approved a plan to privatize electric generation in the U.S. territory after meeting for nearly two hours behind closed doors.

The U.S. House has passed a bill that would allow Puerto Rico to hold the first-ever binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain some sort of independence.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday off the Puerto Rico coast, authorities said. Other U.S. officers were injured.

Miss Argentina 2020, Mariana Varela, and Miss Puerto Rico 2020, Fabiola Valentin, said that they got married last month after having kept their relationship private.

President Joe Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage left by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, pledging to rebuild the island to be more resilient to future storms. “You deserve every bit of help your country can give you…. I’m determined to help Puerto Rico build faster than in the past, and stronger and better prepared for the...

President Joe Biden promises to “rebuild it all” after visiting Puerto Rico on Monday to survey damage from Hurricane Fiona, as tens of thousands of people remain without power two weeks after the storm hit. Biden says he’s “committed to this island,” and acknowledges that Fiona was only the latest in a string of disasters that have battered the U.S....

Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by Hurricane Fiona.

A growing number of businesses, including grocery stores and gas stations, are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the U.S. territory, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods. Hand-written signs warning of closures have been popping up more frequently, eliciting sighs and groans from customers on an...

Some states in the U.S. Northeast and parts of Canada are bracing for Hurricane Fiona to bring heavy rainfall and winds up to 60 mph.

Powerful Hurricane Fiona is pounding Bermuda with heavy rains and winds as it sweeps by the island on a route that is forecast to have approaching northeastern Canada as a still-powerful storm late Friday.

Hurricane Fiona left dozens of families stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach people four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding.

Five years after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, killing at least 3,000 residents and destroying the island’s power grid in 2017, the island is yet again facing the aftermath of another devastating storm. David Guadalupe, Puerto Rico’s Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Chair, joins LX to discuss Puerto Rico’s road to recovery.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico as it reels from Hurricane Fiona, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Wednesday.

As Hurricane Fiona continued its destructive path across the Caribbean on Tuesday, its victims were assessing the damage done to their homes and communities and turning to the Red Cross and other agencies for help. Here are some agencies offering assistance to the hurricane’s victims.

Hurricane Fiona is now heading towards Turks and Caicos with winds of 115 miles an hour this morning. Puerto Rico was still recovering from past devastation when there was landfall. The updates are agonizing for some North Texans who know firsthand how the storm shatters people’s lives.

A North Texas resident who moved from his homeland of Puerto Rico is worried and expecting family to arrive in the U.S. as Hurricane Fiona devastates the island.

North Texans with family in Puerto Rico are keeping a close watch on recovery efforts.

Hurricane Fiona left most of Puerto Rico without power on Sunday after the storm battered the island with heavy rain and whipping winds.