


Puerto Rico cancels classes, activates National Guard as tropical storm warning issued for Caribbean
Forecasters warned the system is expected to unleash floods and landslides. “We cannot let our guard down,” Puerto Rico’s emergency management commissioner said. By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the...
Puerto Rico bans discrimination against natural hair and protective hairstyles. Grassroots efforts made it happen
Alanis Ruiz Guevara was 8 years old when she was sent home from her private school in Ponce, Puerto Rico, for wearing cornrow braids. “I was so scared and I felt so bad,” Ruiz Guevara said, who identifies as Afro-descendant. “I felt like there was something wrong with...
Puerto Rico Sues Fossil Fuel Companies For Damages From Global Heating
Puerto Rico filed suit against fossil fuel companies this week, The Verge reports. The complaint claims those companies misled the public about climate change and delayed a transition to clean energy. The suit seeks $1 billion in damages to help Puerto Rico defend...
Coast Guard offloads $7.4 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody of 9 smugglers to DEA in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded and transferred custody of 245 kilograms of cocaine and nine suspected smugglers to Drug Enforcement Administration authorities at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday. The...