“ The executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall be elected by direct vote in each general election. [3] ” ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A utility pole with loose cables towers over a home in Loiza, Puerto Rico, Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo ...

Puerto Rico is a political paradox: part of the United States but distinct from it, enjoying citizenship but lacking full political representation, and infused with its own brand of nationalism ...

Despite importing over $557 million of LNG in 2019 from as far afield as Oman, why did Puerto Rico only import 0.02 percent of their LNG from the United States of America? Pause for a moment to ...

Christmas, Navidad in Puerto Rico, extends far beyond Dec. 25. The island proudly proclaims itself as having the "longest holiday season in the world," according to the website Discover Puerto Rico.

A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) urged President-elect Trump to admit Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico as states before eyeing Greenland’s addition to the U.S. “If it’s the choice of the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit ...

Puerto Rico's New Governor Sworn in Days After a Major Blackout Left Much of the Island in the Dark SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico ...

BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.