A judge told feds to consider solar for Puerto Rico. Will Trump bite?

Nearly a decade after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s electric grid, community and environmental advocates are pushing the federal government to help advance solar energy to protect against future storm damage. Now, a federal judge is...

Fire breaks out at Chicago's Puerto Rican Cultural Center

A fire broke out at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and another business in the Humboldt Park neighborhood early Wednesday morning. Chicago police said firefighters responded to the fire at the commercial building in the 2500 block of West...

Arbitration – Jurisdiction

Where a plaintiff applied for confirmation of an arbitration award pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act, the application should be dismissed, without prejudice, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. “Relying on our...

Whale calls, frog croaks: A composer debuts Puerto Rico’s loss in Dallas

Whale calls. Glaciers melting. Frog croaks. These are sounds audiences might not expect in an orchestral concert hall but were featured in last week’s world premiere of Angélica Negrón’s For Everything You Keep Losing at the Dallas Symphony...

The first-ever chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. has been established in Puerto Rico.

October 21st 2025. It's an exciting time for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. as they make history by chartering their first-ever chapter in Puerto Rico, officially marking their presence in a Latin American region where Spanish is the primary...

How Hurricane Melissa could turn US soldiers’ attention from bombing ‘drug boats’ to humanitarian aid

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Melissa joins small list of Cat 5 hurricanes that have made landfall

Hurricane Melissa has joined a list of only about a dozen other Category 5 hurricanes that have made landfall in the Atlantic. The deadly Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica's southwestern coast with 185 mph winds around noon CT on Tuesday....

Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival celebrate heritage, community

A popular tradition on the Space Coast is set to be renewed as Florida’s 28th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival takes place in Palm Bay on Saturday, Oct. 4. This year’s parade theme is “The Echoes of Wisdom: Honoring Our Hispanic Elders,”...

Wisconsin chocolate makers fear ‘breaking point’ from tariffs and high cocoa prices

When shoppers go out to buy candy this Halloween, they could face a real fright at the price tag on chocolate. There’s no trick for this treat. Wisconsin chocolate makers say that global cocoa supply disruptions and Trump administration tariffs...

Some U.S. states don’t change clocks

For more than a century, daylight saving has been a practice in most of the United States. Twice a year, the majority of the country moves its clocks forward and backward in a bid to capitalize on the extended hours of sunlight during the summer...

Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica, threatens to be the island's strongest recorded storm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa intensified into a Category 5 storm Monday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters expected it to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and widespread damage. At that strength, it would be the...

Carlos Alcaraz makes complaint ahead of Paris Masters showdown with Cam Norrie

Carlos Alcaraz has voiced fresh frustration over the relentless demands of the tennis calendar, warning that top players are being stretched to their physical limits by a schedule that leaves little time for recovery or preparation. Speaking ahead...

Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall on Jamaica with flooding and catastrophic winds

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings and boulders tumbled into roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa came ashore as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic...

Paulson Big Band fundraiser for drug education

The John Paulson Big Band and Wellington’s Pub and Grill in Winona are teaming up for a special fundraiser on November 8 from 7-9:30 p.m. The goal is to present some great original jazz music and raise funds to provide education and awareness to...

Head Start in jeopardy

Metro creative photo WASHINGTON — Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued this week without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1,...

Puerto Rico’s Military Footprint and Venezuela’s Border Tensions

What, if anything, is going on between Puerto Rico and Venezuela? Venezuela’s President Maduro threatened to invade Puerto Rico “with Brazilian troops” earlier this year, and further threatened Governor Gonzalez-Colon by saying that “Venezuelan...

Fire breaks out at Puerto Rican Cultural Center on West Side

JABA finalizes logistics with Puerto Rico for upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifier

The Jamaica Basketball Association (JABA) has finalized logistical arrangements with the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation for their FIBA World Cup 2027 Americas first leg qualifying encounter on November 28. The National Indoor Sports Centre had...

11 Best Hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Dreamcatcher is a white-washed, clay-tiled, bougainvillea-trimmed house that looks like a typical Ocean Park hacienda outside and a Zen sanctuary inside with Buddha statues, hammocks, fountains, lazy ceiling fans, and handmade dreamcatchers....

Veterano surfista de EEUU muere surfeando grandes olas en lugar icónico de Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — Un surfista veterano de Massachusetts ha muerto mientras surfeaba grandes olas en un lugar icónico de Puerto Rico. Robert “Bobby” Oldsman falleció el lunes mientras surfeaba en Tres Palmas, en la localidad occidental de Rincón,...