Puerto Rico

In this Aug. 20, 2020, file photo supporters watch the program outside the venue where Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is speaking, during the Democratic National Convention at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware.
Every 30 Seconds
How Puerto Ricans in central Florida may decide the US election
Ysabel Turner created an altar in her 2018 exhibit at the New York City Aperture Foundation.
For this Latina artist in New York, goodbye to all that Goya
A woman with a mask hands a pink plastic bag to a woman in a car
The Big Fix
Mutual aid groups respond to double threat of coronavirus and climate change
A person wearing a pink cap sits at a table near three large, black, plastic rats.
Arts
‘Colonialism is scary as hell’: Puerto Rican activists in Chicago stage a haunted house
A hurricane is pictured from space going over Puerto Rico.
Environment
Caribbean fish love catastrophic hurricanes
Protesters gather with colorful signs
Protest
Puerto Rico’s new land-use zoning map strikes a nerve with fed-up citizens
Puerto Ricans wait to get cash out of an ATM in San Juan ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian on Aug. 28, 2019.
In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Dorian’s tropical winds blow up fear and frustration among residents
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3 governors in Puerto Rico? A plot twist beyond ‘House of Cards,’ says minority leader.
Several people on stilts and others line a street
Conflict & Justice
Poet laureate says despite poverty, Puerto Ricans are ‘very powerful’ in fight against corruption
A man is shown walking between two houses with a chain link fence on his left and a manicured stone wall on his right.
Development
Puerto Rico’s Vieques island ousted the US Navy. Now the fight’s against Airbnb.
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Health & Medicine
As hurricane season nears in Puerto Rico, a doctor tries to help pregnant women prepare themselves
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Environment
After Maria, Puerto Rican women farmers work together to build resilience
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Environment
After Hurricane Maria, farmers in Puerto Rico struggle to rebuild
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Environment
In Puerto Rico, neighbors turn to each other in Maria’s aftermath
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¡Puerto Rico se levanta! Rebuilding after Maria
This Puerto Rican town rebuilt after Maria but it’s still not ready for another storm
Destroyed homes on a beach
¡Puerto Rico se levanta! Rebuilding after Maria
Puerto Rico’s eroding beaches spell trouble for coastal dwellers
Hurricane Maria aftermath
With government sidelined, citizen scientists test water quality in Puerto Rico
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Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
Shoes at Puerto Rico's capitol building represent the more 4,645 deaths attributed to Hurricane Maria
Commentary
Why Puerto Rico’s death toll from Hurricane Maria is so much higher than officials thought
Mela Murder holds her daugther Amethyst in the Hurray for the Riff Raff Music video for Palante
Future Folk
In song and video, ‘Pa’lante’ depicts Puerto Rico’s resilience
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.
A woman uses a solar lamp inside the darkened bathroom of her home in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, on January 27, 2018.
Conflict
Puerto Rico hit by island-wide power blackout
Arts, Culture & Media
Vieques: Art & Protest
Arts, Culture & Media
V.V. Brown’s Travelling Like the Light
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Culture
Is it ethical to vacation in places devastated by disaster?
Activists call for more support for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria during a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza.
Justice
Puerto Ricans who evacuated to Philadelphia worry help will soon run out
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
Buildings damaged by Hurricane Maria are seen in Lares, Puerto Rico, Oct. 6, 2017.
Health
Puerto Rico to analyze thousands of deaths that occurred since Hurricane Maria
Months after Hurricane Maria slammed Puerto Rico, damage like this fallen tree on a roof in Utuado have yet to be repaired.
Culture
As hurricane recovery continues, Puerto Rico prepares for Christmas
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrates with Congressional Republicans after the U.S. Congress passed sweeping tax overhaul legislation on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2017.
Economics
How will the GOP tax bill affect Puerto Rico?
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.
Local residents ride a horse by a destroyed building after Hurricane Maria in Jayuya, Puerto Rico
Economics
As Puerto Rico continues to struggle, so do the island’s small businesses
The local 12-piece salsa band, Orquesta El Macabeo
Music
Puerto Rico’s musicians struggle to make ends meet post-Maria
A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard dodges downed power cables as he hands out food and water
Conflict
Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid
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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.
Cleaning up power lines in Puerto Rico
Development
Renewable energy and resilient microgrids could help rebuild Puerto Rico
Team
Economics
Meet the women combing through Puerto Rico, searching for veterans in need
The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch, May 18, 2012. Facebook Inc, will begin trading on the Nasdaq market on Friday, with it's initial public offering at $38 per share, valuing the w
Technology
Tech companies are helping in Puerto Rico. Residents are unsure if it’s aid or really an investment.
Sneakers hang from downed wires in the wake of Hurricane Maria
Technology
With the lights still dark in Puerto Rico, solar companies see an opportunity to help
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers cargo to the hospital ship USNS Comfort as the ship is underway in support of humanitarian relief operations to help those affected by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico on October 1, 2017.
Conflict
A fly-along with relief workers in Puerto Rico
Trump in Puerto Rico today
Conflict
In Puerto Rico, Trump praises relief efforts, compares death toll favorably to Katrina’s
U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 speak with local civilian employees during an assessment of Hospital Oriente’s medical and operational needs as part
Development
When disaster strikes, it’s the US military that’s often the most capable responder
People carry containers that will be filled with water from a tank truck at an area hit by Hurricane Maria in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Sept. 26, 2017.
Conflict
Trump lifts Jones Act, allowing more aid shipments to reach suffering Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico flooded
Conflict
What it was like for Puerto Ricans during Hurricane Maria
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
Science
A little lizard in Puerto Rico is adapting quickly to big-city life
Global Politics
Obama in Puerto Rico: The politics behind the visit
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
Global Politics
As Puerto Ricans prepare to vote, presidential candidates seek their support
Global Politics
Puerto Rico and the Democratic race
Recording Nature By Sound
Cleveland’s Puerto Rican Community Reacts to Kidnappings
As Puerto Rico Prepares for GOP Primary, Statehood Question Takes Center Stage
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