Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks
Haitiโs government says it is extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce political battle for power.
Fossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says
As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid, federal officials believe the U.S. territory that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, according to a new study that has been two years in the making.
Orange County Fire Rescue lieutenant talks about Hispanic roots, career
Orange County Fire Lieutenant Claudia Fernandez has been with the department for 23 years and has responded to hundreds of 911 calls. She explained sheโs had to speak Spanish in order to help victims during some of those calls.
FBI: Kissimmee cyber security worker recorded more than 150, including children, in cruise bathroom
A man who was employed by the city of Kissimmee as a cyber security officer secretly recorded more than 150 people, including children, using the bathroom on a seven-day cruise from Miami, according to the FBI.
Massive cocaine bust nets 35 arrests in Central Florida, official says
Orange County Sheriff John Mina and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation on Thursday announced 35 arrests made during a recent multi-agency drug trafficking case involving Puerto Rico, the U.S. Postal Service and โhundreds of kilos of cocaine.โ
Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto Rico
A growing number of businesses including grocery stores and gas stations are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the U.S. territory, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods.
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez arrested, officials say
Former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vรกzquez has been arrested on bribery charges related to the financing of her 2020 campaign, the latest hit to an island with a long history of corruption that brought fresh political upheaval to the U.S. territory.
38 rescued, 11 dead as US searches waters after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico
Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico โ a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.
Supreme Court upholds Puerto Ricansโ exclusion from benefits program
The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program thatโs available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.