The easiest passport-free tropical destination for most Americans to reach is sunny Florida. Much of the state has tropical ...

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded ...

Despite conservation efforts, Puerto Rico is still home to 16 species that are considered threatened, endangered, or at risk ...

Disaster recovery is much harder on isolated islands, and people may migrate away if it’s too slow. Support from Jamaicans in ...

Puerto Rico’s water agency may have violated the U.S. Constitution by failing to address one town’s eight-year water crisis, a federal appeals court ruled. ● The construction of 60,000 homes in the ...

FALL RIVER — A 54-year-old man from Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to molesting a disabled woman in Fall River, and is accused of abusing her family. Fernando Rodriguez was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 14, in ...

A 54-year-old man was sentenced to six to nine years in prison for raping and assaulting a disabled 20-year-old woman a ...

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed videos depicted an audio recording of U.S. President Donald Trump describing rapper Bad Bunny as originating from "the Mexican city of Puerto ...

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from removing members of the oversight board supervising Puerto Rico’s finances, saying the White House hadn’t articulated a valid cause for their ...

Steve Forbes explains how Puerto Rico can once again become a pharmaceutical powerhouse and help to reshore U.S. drug manufacturing. For decades Puerto Rico was one of the world’s premier ...

As Miami Heat guard Ethan Thompson continues to pursue his NBA dream, he’ll realize another dream this weekend. Thompson, who has Puerto Rican roots on his mother’s side of the family, will be part of ...