Puerto Rico

Woman standing in doorway
Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
A young woman stands in front of a gray building.
Puerto Rico’s public university system is in disarray. But it’s not just because of Hurricane Maria.
Arts, Culture & Media
Vieques: Art & Protest
Arts, Culture & Media
V.V. Brown’s Travelling Like the Light
Woman in bandana leans over jars of green beans with permanent marker, writing on tops
Health
Four months of food aid in Puerto Rico brought too much salt and sugar, say some recipients
Marc Noisette of Westchester County, New York fixes the cables on an electric post opposite the Cathedral of San Juan in the historic quarter of Puerto Rico's capital.
Business, Finance & Economics
In San Juan, they’re going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on
A family bathe and wash their car with mountain spring water after hurricane Maria hit the area in September, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Global Politics
In hurricane aftermath, Puerto Ricans get impatient with shortages
Hospitals in the US mainland are facing shortages of IV fluids and medicine because of Hurricane Maria's damage to Puerto Rico.
Medicine
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Then it caused a ripple effect in mainland hospitals.
Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton" on opening night on Broadway in New York, Aug. 6, 2015.
Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring ‘Hamilton’ to Puerto Rico
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Education
Some Puerto Rican college students displaced by Hurricane Maria have already started classes again — in Florida
Water falls from a pipe onto the street. A woman in the background is bent at the waist and washes her hair in the running water, while a man holds a child and watches the woman.
Economics
We asked Puerto Ricans about their future plans. Many want to stay and rebuild.
Team
Economics
Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
One of the scenes on Sept. 21, 2017, after Hurricane Maria battered St. Croix, one of the US Virgin Islands.
Environment
Hurricane Maria slams into Turks and Caicos after devastating Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands
Dominica Hurricane Maria
Development
After pummeling Dominica, Hurricane Maria forces Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to brace for impact
Hurricane Irma over Puerto Rico
Development
After Hurricane Irma, Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders want more relief from fellow Americans
A screen shot from Abel Méndez's lab note titled "Strange Signals from the Nearby Red Dwarf Star Ross 128."
Science
Astronomers try to decipher ‘peculiar signals’ from nearby star Ross 128
Science
A little lizard in Puerto Rico is adapting quickly to big-city life
Isaura Ramirez
Arts
From open fire to open mic: Comic and war vet Isaura Ramirez makes the transition
A man walks past a closed store with signs reading "Closing down sale" and "Everything goes, shoes, clothes, take advantage" in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, June 29, 2015.
Economics
To help Puerto Rico, we might want to think of it more like Detroit
After almost four hours of protest on May 13, students sit down while they await to hear the results of the conversation between student representatives and government officials.
Global Politics
For student protesters, a rare, decisive — and little-noticed — victory