Is Puerto Rico Part of the United States?

Is Puerto Rico part of the United States? If it’s not a trick question, it is at least a tricky one. Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. It belongs to the United States, it is under the jurisdiction of the federal government, and it...

Puerto Rico opens broadband RFP for 1,600 institutions

A telecommunications tower in Puerto Rico delivers broadband service as part of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, a federally funded initiative to expand high-speed internet to schools, libraries, health centers and other...

Puerto Rican Scholar Talks Culture, Bad Bunny at Cal Lutheran

“I never thought I was going to become a Puerto Rican studies scholar, but then I came to the States and found myself homesick, but also curious about Latin America,” Juan Pablo Rivera said. Editor’s Note: This article has been translated into...

Orlando Health names VP of Puerto Rico, Caribbean region 

Pedro Blanco was appointed vice president of Orlando (Fla.) Health’s Puerto Rico/Caribbean region, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Mr. Blanco’s appointment, announced Oct. 10, comes three years after Orlando Health teamed up with...

Mental health leaders address changes in mental health system during meeting in Hays

Kyle Kessler, executive director of the Kansas Association of Mental Health Centers, discusses the new state mental health model at a meeting on Tuesday in Hays. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays PostBy CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post Mental health...

Puerto Ricans Are Paying for Failure: How PREPA’s Collapsed Pension Plan Became a Hidden Tax

Why PREPA’s Pension Needs a Haircut If you work in Puerto Rico’s private sector, you know the reality: there is no guaranteed pension waiting for you. You save what you can, maybe contribute to a 401(k) if your employer offers one, and count on...

Avilés Cabrera moved to Bayamón Correctional, awaits hearing

Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, left, and her mother, Elvia Cabrera Rivera (Social media) Correction and Rehabilitation Secretary Francisco Quiñones said Thursday that Anthonieska Avilés Cabrera, who is charged with the murder of Gabriela Nicole...

Eight years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans in Connecticut reflect on resilience and loss

Leer en español “With three suitcases and God’s blessing,” Xaimar Cruz Cruz left Puerto Rico for Connecticut after the passage of Hurricane Maria, whose eighth anniversary was Saturday, Sept. 20th. She has three daughters, is a single mother and a...

A popular Puerto Rican chef’s house was vandalized. It may have been a case of mistaken identity.

Yun Fuentes, best known as the executive chef at the Puerto Rican restaurant Bolo in Rittenhouse Square, saw the best Philadelphia has to offer after waking up to find his home vandalized with red paint Wednesday. Neighbors attempted to buy the...

Interview with Jessica Fairfax Hirst: The Withdrawal First Aid Kit

Editor’s Note: This interview by Laura López-Aybar originally appeared on our affiliate site, Mad in Puerto Rico. In this conversation with artist Jessica Fairfax Hirst, we explore the process behind her “Withdrawal First Aid Kit” art...

Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González Colón ‘not wanted’ in Chicago

Chicago’s Puerto Rican community leaders and organizations have voiced their opposition to a visit from Puerto Rico’s governor, Jenniffer González Colón, in a statement posted to Instagram on Friday, Oct. 3 by 26th Ward alderperson Jessie Fuentes....

The Mystery Behind Politank: Who Really Owns Puerto Rico’s Powerful Lobbying Firm?

Former Electoral Comptroller Manuel Torres Nieves told the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) that he is the sole owner of Politank, the lobbying firm founded in 2010 by the current Chief of Staff, Francisco J. Domenech. “The shares of...

County Public Health Probes First Locally Acquired Dengue Case of 2025 Season in San Gabriel Valley

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating the first confirmed case of locally acquired dengue virus for the 2025 mosquito season, officials announced Wednesday. The patient, a resident of the San Gabriel Valley, developed...

Municipal Fiscal Health Index study shows positive changes in local government finances

The ABRE Puerto Rico organization reported a positive change in the fiscal health performance of Puerto Rican municipalities in its new Municipal Fiscal Health Index study. The study which looked at the fiscal health index of 2023, compared...

Reggaeton artist Zion hospitalized after ATV accident in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Zion has been hospitalized after being seriously injured in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident, according to his management team and local media. In a statement on Tuesday, Zion’s management said the singer, whose...

The ongoing Latinx experience: Community members persevere in the wake of Trump's administration

Khamalia Williams (K.W.): During his election campaign, as well as his first few months in office, President Trump has made promises of “mass deportations” and to the launch of the quote, unquote, “largest domestic deportation operation in...

AI reshaping Valley health care, but biases occur

By Reylee Billingsley | Cronkite News PHOENIX — Artificial intelligence is sweeping through health care, easing bureaucracy and giving providers more time with patients. The same systems, however, can carry deep bias when drafting recommendations...

DDEC and Invest Puerto Rico promote strategic reshoring agenda

The secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC in Spanish acronym), Sebastián Negrón Reichard, is leading an institutional agenda to attract investment during a strategic visit to several events taking place in the...

Shutdown poses risks to Puerto Rico’s recovery

Federal Emergency Management Agency funds address infrastructure issues such as flooding through a gravity storm sewer system project for the northern part of the Israel and Bitumul communities in San Juan. (File photo; Credit: FEMA/Eduardo...

Puerto Rico, Once A Pharmaceutical Powerhouse, Can Become One Again

The flag and governor's mansion in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Ricardo ARDUENGO / AFP) (Photo by RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images For decades Puerto Rico was one of the world’s premier pharmaceutical...