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.
August 15, 2020 Federal judge upholds New York's COVID-19 travel quarantine A federal judge threw out a lawsuit by an Arizona woman who claimed New York’s 14-day quarantine requirement for travelers from hotspot coronavirus states infringed on her “fundamental right to travel.”
August 12, 2020 Giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico damaged by broken cable The National Science Foundation’s Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has been damaged by a broken cable.
August 12, 2020 Martha McSally warns that Biden, Dems would make DC, Puerto Rico states Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., said Tuesday that if Joe Biden wins the presidential race and Democrats retake control of both houses of Congress, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., would gain statehood.
August 9, 2020 Puerto Rico forced to partially suspend primary voting because of lack of ballots: 'It's an embarrassment' Puerto Rico on Sunday was forced to partially suspend voting for primaries marred by a lack of ballots
July 31, 2020 Dr. Alveda King on John Lewis' funeral: The left will 'grab at any opportunity' to politicize The left will "grab at any opportunity" to twist an occasion like the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis into "a political moment," Dr. Alveda King stated Friday.
July 30, 2020 Tropical Storm Isaias: Americans should start preparing for 'winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge,' hurricane center says The U.S. National Hurricane Center is warning Americans Thursday to prepare for “a risk of impacts from winds, heavy rainfall and storm surge” as Tropical Storm Isaias is moving along its forecasted path toward the country’s east coast.
