In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.

Perhaps nowhere is the problem as prominent as on Puerto Rico’s south coast, a rural, economically struggling region far from the capital of San Juan and major tourist destinations. Here, coal ash — ...

The Caribbean island’s cuisine combines African, Indigenous and Spanish influences to create dishes of distinction.

As of August 2021, Puerto Rico had enrolled 1.5 million people—about 46 percent of the population—in Medicaid and CHIP. ( Twenty-seven percent are on Medicare, and 31 percent have private ...

After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico's hospitals turned to diesel-fueled generators. Community health centers, often the most accessible medical facilities in the poorest districts of the island ...

When President Biden first announced $1 billion in funding to install rooftop solar in Puerto Rico's vulnerable communities ...

In Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, thousands of local residents bearing flags and placards marched through the small town over the weekend, accompanied by whistles and drums. It was a joyful display—some ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s ...

After all, as president, Donald Trump threw paper towels to people at a relief center there and casually mused about trading Puerto Rico for Greenland. The remarks may well spur Puerto Ricans ...

In Puerto Rico, Rural Residents Wait for Accountability, Cleanup of Toxic Coal Ash. ... she bought a dream house in Salinas on Puerto Rico’s south coast, near the town where she was born.

In Puerto Rico, the Christmas "parranda" – in which musicians show up unannounced to play at homes – has been on the decline. A group of young people is keeping it alive in one mountain town.