Tag: Puerto Rico

15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.

Twenty-two legislators recently demanded answers regarding Hurricane Maria’s updated fatality count, which is nearly 50 times higher than previous official estimates.

Energy Transfer pipeline explodes in Pennsylvania, Trump calls Puerto Rico an 'unsung success', the fight against world hunger, and more.

The overall death toll is 15 to 20 times greater than the Puerto Rican government's official death record.

“The public must be able to trust the officials who are put in charge of government funds. Anyone who violates that trust will be brought to justice."

"It should instead focus on basic services and ensure that every Puerto Rican has access to safe public water."

Nebraska farmers return land to Native American tribe, Parkland students join Chicagoans to march against gun violence, audio recordings of children separated from their parents at the border, and more.

Paradise for a wealthy few, the continuation of a long colonial nightmare for the long neglected majority of Puerto Ricans.

A third of Puerto Rico residents are still without electricity and lack access to potable water four months after the Category 4 hurricane hit.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently estimated complete power restoration by May, leaving 45 percent of the island’s 1.5 million electricity customers in the dark.