With Puerto Rico facing $70 billion of debt, U.S. congressional lawmakers are attempting to introduce legislation granting the commonwealth to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Puerto Rico should be given access to U.S. bankruptcy laws to restructure some of the $72 billion of its public entities' debt, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.
A drought in Puerto Rico has killed thousands of fish in one reservoir. A drought in Puerto Rico has killed thousands of fish in one reservoir. The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, Carmen Guerrero, said more than 8,000 sardines were killed in La Plata reservoir as a result of dwindling water levels, Yahoo News reported.
Puerto Rico is $70 billion in debt, and their trouble continues with a declining population. Puerto Rico is $70 billion in debt, and their trouble continues with a declining population.
The Houston Astros currently lead the American League West almost halfway through this MLB season. Multiple Latin American players have contributed to the Astros taking over first place in the AL West.
Puerto Rico may not be able to pay back its $72 billion public debt, and the U.S. territory's governor hopes to defer payments and negotiate with creditors, Fox News reported based on comments by Jesús Manuel Ortiz, Gov. Alejandro García Padilla's spokesman
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision approving marriage equality throughout the U.S. and all its territories, the government of Puerto Rico has moved quickly to acquiesce to the court's decision, approving marriage equality in the island.
The NFL is the most popular sports league in the United States today, and the player contracts are growing. Here we look at Russell Wilson's contract, and notable Latino players throughout the league.
The recent rapprochement between Washington and Havana did not keep the Cuban diplomats at the United Nations from demanding "self-determination and independence" for the people of Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory.
Felix Verdejo scored an impressive win in his last fight. The young Puerto Rican fighter has a very bright future ahead of him as he enters the prime of his promising career.
On Sunday, June 14, Fifth Avenue was rocking with rhythm, fierce salsa moves and cultural pride as festive Puerto Ricans came out in droves to share their love of their culture, people and beautiful island at one of New York City's biggest events of the year, the 2015 Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Jeb Bush's comments on Puerto Rico's status - which the Republican presidential hopeful made in late April - have reignited a debate on whether the U.S. territory is ready - and should - become the nation's 51st state.
Baseball legend Roberto Clemente will soon be the subject of a major motion picture. Baseball legend Roberto Clemente -- who heroically died in 1972 while trying to fly into Managua, Nicaragua, to oversee the distribution of aid he had arranged in the aftermath of an earthquake -- will soon be the subject of a major motion picture.
The U.S. territory Puerto Rico, which has been in and out of recession since 2006 and is currently saddled with $72 billion in public debt, is preparing to overhaul public power company Electric Energy Authority.
The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital city, had a run-in with a New York cabbie on Wednesday when the driver refused to take her to her Bronx hotel.
In an effort to alleviate Puerto Rico’s current economic woes, the U.S. territory just passed legislation on Thursday that would increase their sales tax from 7 percent to 11.5 percent.
