May 15, 2021 Puerto Rico investigating Jake Paul after viral video sparks turtle outrage Puerto Rico is acting fast to protect its turtles from Jake Paul and friends.
May 11, 2021 Businessman allegedly shot, killed dog on golf course A businessman was arrested in Puerto Rico for allegedly shooting and killing a dog that had stolen his ball on a golf course, police said Monday.
May 7, 2021 Boxer Félix Verdejo indicted for murder of pregnant lover The Puerto Rican boxer accused in the horrific slaying of his pregnant lover was indicted by a federal grand jury for the killing this week.
April 27, 2021 Burned body of man found in Puerto Rico may be missing tourist from Delaware: reports A partially burned corpse found in Puerto Rico may be that of a missing tourist from Delaware, according to reports.
February 11, 2021 Royal Caribbean cruise line accused of destroying evidence by family of toddler who fell to her death The family of Chloe Wiegand, a toddler who fatally plunged 150 feet to her death from an 11th-story window of Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas cruise ship, is seeking to sanction the cruise line.
February 8, 2021 Grandfather charged in toddler’s fatal fall from cruise ship avoids jail time An Indiana man charged in the death of his 18-month-old granddaughter after she fell 150 feet from a cruise ship in Puerto Rico will not serve time in jail.
January 26, 2021 Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women: 'An evil that has caused too much damage' Puerto Rico has declared a state of emergency this week over violence against women -- a move activists are hoping will help stem the tide of gender-based killings on the island, which average to at least one a week, reports say.
November 4, 2020 Puerto Ricans vote in favor of U.S. statehood: what happens now? Against the backdrop of a dire economic crisis and continued damage from 2017's devastating Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans took the polls on Tuesday in what has been declared one of the tightest gubernatorial races in the U.S. Caribbean territory.
October 6, 2020 Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced endorses Trump re-election bid Last month, the Trump administration unveiled a $13 billion aid package to help Puerto Rico in its ongoing recovery from Hurricane Maria.
September 18, 2020 White House announces $13B aid package for Puerto Rico The White House on Friday announced a $13 billion aid package for Puerto Rico, three years after the territory was hit by Hurricane Maria.
