Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600Â km) southeast of Miami, Florida.
No reports of serious damage and no tsunami threat, but temblor was strong enough awaken and scare many residents as Tropical Depression Karen approached the island CBS News - Published
Three separate storms were spinning across the Atlantic Basin Monday. According to CNN, two of the storms are now threatening islands. The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning..
US President Donald Trump has marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon military intelligence complex in Virginia, where one of three hijacked planes crashed on September..
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A Federal Emergency Management Agency official was arrested and indicted by the Justice Department on Tuesday. The arrest came as part of an investigation into bribery and fraud during Puerto Rico’s..
President Donald Trump canceled a visit to Poland as Florida braces for Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to make landfall on the Atlantic coast Monday as a dangerous Category 4 storm. Freddie Joyner..
President Donald Trump recently called Puerto Rico “one of the most corrupt places on Earth.” This comes as the island prepares for Tropical Storm Dorian, which has now become a hurricane...
Storm Dorian caused a road to collapse in Riviere-Pilote, in the southern end of the French Carribean island of Martinique on Tuesday (August 27). Rough cut (no reporter narration).
President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" in a swipe at the U.S. territory's leaders as they prepared for Hurricane Dorian - headed for the island on..
Category 1 Hurricane Dorian walloped St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Wednesday, the U.S. territory still recovering after back-to-back hurricanes in 2017. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
After approving an emergency declaration for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, Trump took a swipe at the U.S. territory in a tweet. Reuters reports that President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Puerto Rico..
Tropical Storm Dorian in the Atlantic is moving toward Puerto Rico with winds of 70 miles per hour. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Virgin Islands, as well as Vieques and Culebra. According..
Tropical storm Dorian is expected to evolve to a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. According to CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen, the powerful storm will reach..
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday the leaders of the world's major industrialized nations were close to an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest fires and try to repair the..
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday just hours after the bankrupt U.S. territory's supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi's assumption of the office was..
Puerto Rico got its third governor in less than a week on Wednesday, August 7, Reuters reports. The U.S. territory’s supreme court ruled that Pedro Pierluisi’s assumption of the office was..
The future of Pedro Pierluisi as Puerto Rico’s governor will be up to the U.S. territory’s supreme court, says Reuters. The decision comes after the island’s Senate declined to vote on his..
Disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló has stepped down and Pedro Pierluisi has been sworn in. But Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short-lived because the U.S. territory’s..
The Puerto Rico governor's office on Friday said the lawyer who formerly represented the bankrupt island in the U.S. Congress was sworn in to replace embattled Ricardo Rossello. Gavino Garay reports.
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Embattled Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo RossellĂł on Friday said the lawyer who formerly represented the bankrupt island in the U.S. Congress will take over when he resigns..
The storm will move across the eastern Caribbean Sea Monday evening and pass near or over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Tuesday morning CBS News - Published
A new study found ancient indigenous DNA in Puerto Ricans, breaking a previous myth that the Taino tribe were eradicated in centuries ago. Maria Nieves-Colon joined CBSN to discuss her findings and why.. CBS News - Published
Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Karen continues to move across the Caribbean.
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The National Weather Service issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Karen's exact path was not yet undetermined.
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A panel is asking FEMA and the Department of Veterans Affairs to help an 88-year-old Korean War veteran whose home still has a blue tarp for a roof CBS News - Published
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced corruption charges against a senior government official and a contractor who oversaw the rebuilding of Puerto Rico's electrical grid after Hurricane.. Reuters - Published
Two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were accused of bribery and fraud in efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico.
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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced corruption charges against a senior government official and a contractor who worked to rebuild Puerto Rico's electrical grid after Hurricane Maria.. Reuters - Published
Federal authorities arrested a former top FEMA official and the ex-president of a company that secured $1.8 billion in contracts to repair Puerto Rico’s power grid. NYTimes.com - Published
An investigation involving 50 attorneys general will look into Google's dominance in online advertising and search traffic for anti-competitive action.
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A U.S. soldier killed by an improvised bomb in Afghanistan has been identified as Army Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz of Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense said on Friday. Reuters - Published
Nearly every facet of military life — from Oklahoma to Puerto Rico to Germany — will be affected by the transfer of $3.6 billion from 127 projects. NYTimes.com - Published
"60 Minutes" got a look at how the chef and an army of volunteers serve hurricane victims after Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 CBS News - Published
"Mr. President: Your Numbers Are Fake," reads El Nuevo Dia's headline, referring to Trump's claim that the U.S. has allocated $92 billion for P.R.
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Puerto Ricans were spared a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday, but concerns linger over the island’s emergency preparedness. NYTimes.com - Published Also reported by •Reuters
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were lashed with gusts near 100 miles per hour as Hurricane Dorian shifts course. But the storm could get stronger as it churns across warm ocean water. WCBS chief.. CBS News - Published
Hurricane Dorian shifted course and is now expected to intensify into a Category 3 storm. It's on track to hit Florida's Atlantic coast over the Labor Day weekend. David Begnaud reports from Puerto.. CBS News - Published
President Donald Trump called Puerto Rico "one of the most corrupt places on earth" in a swipe at the U.S. territory's leaders just as Hurricane Dorian menaced the island, reawakening memories of.. Reuters - Published
Tropical Storm Dorian could lash Puerto Rico today, and forecasters say it could become a Category 3 hurricane by the time it makes landfall in the U.S. on Friday. CBS News weather producer David.. CBS News - Published
President Donald Trump on Wednesday struck out at a U.S. territory facing the destructive threat of Tropical Storm Dorian and financially limping under a massive bankruptcy filing, saying that Puerto.. Reuters - Published
Puerto Rico is bracing for Tropical Storm Dorian. The island is still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Maria two years ago. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud joins CBSN to talk about.. CBS News - Published
More than three million people in Puerto Rico are getting ready for Tropical Storm Dorian's impact. It's expected to bring strong winds, heavy rain, and the risk of flooding and mudslides to the.. CBS News - Published
Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to become a hurricane after it blows through Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and heads toward Florida,
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The storm is expected to slam into the Virgin Islands and northeastern Puerto Rico on Wednesday. By the holiday weekend, it could be threatening Florida as a Category 2 hurricane. NYTimes.com - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian. Also, Purdue Pharma is offering $10 to 12 billion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis. All that and all that.. CBS News - Published
Tropical Storm Dorian is barreling toward Puerto Rico and islanders now expect a direct hit. Forecasters say the storm is gaining strength before its likely landfall there later today. Dorian is also.. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
Here's the latest for Wednesday August 28th: Tropical Storm Dorian approaching Puerto Rico; Oxycontin settlement reportedly discussed; Brazilians concerned about respiratory illnesses from Amazon.. USATODAY.com - Published
Puerto Rico was bracing on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, closing schools and diverting cruise liners even as it is still struggling to recover from devastating back-to-back.. Reuters - Published
Puerto Rico braced on Wednesday for the arrival of Tropical Storm Dorian, one of the island's first major tests since devastating hurricanes struck in 2017. Reuters - Published
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are under states of emergency as Tropical Storm Dorian picks up steam in the Caribbean. Forecasters warn heavy rain could cause life-threatening floods. As David.. CBS News - Published
Tropical Storm Dorian hit Martinique, washing out roads on the island. It could become a hurricane before it reaches Puerto Rico. WCBS chief weathercaster Lonnie Quinn is tracking the storm. CBS News - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for Puerto Rico and the Domincan Republic as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches the islands. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson has the.. CBS News - Published
Puerto Rico's governor has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Dorian approaches the island. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson has the latest of the path of the storm. CBS News - Published
People waited in long lines Monday for food, generators and other supplies in preparation for Dorian, which is currently a tropical storm. Parts of Puerto Rico are still reeling almost two years after.. CBS News - Published
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