When President Jimmy Carter commuted the prison sentences of the four Puerto Rican nationalists who attacked members of Congress and President Harry S. Truman in the 1950s, he cited “humane ...

Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island’s newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent ...

Before the start of a ceremony in front of Puerto Rico’s seaside Capitol to celebrate her swearing in, González attended Mass surrounded by family and supporters. “What better than to come ...

As Trump focuses on expanding the U.S. map, residents of Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have spent years advocating for their own statehood.

Meanwhile, a small group of protesters gathered at the Capitol before González’s arrival. They were especially rankled that a well-known, outspoken activist elected to Puerto Rico’s Senate ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all ... as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday.

The U.S. Department of Energy says it's setting aside $1.2 billion in federal funds to help finance renewable energy projects ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto ... as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday.

(Carter wound up narrowly defeating Kennedy in the Puerto Rico primary.) The attack on the Capitol had occurred March 1, 1954. Four members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party entered the ...