Humanitarian crisis deepens as storm toll rises in Puerto Rico
U.S. Coast Guard personnel attend a briefing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are helping distribute aid to island residents after the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.
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Irma eyes Southeast as it lashes Caribbean
SEPTEMBER 06: Alexis Ramos looks out to sea at Luquillo Beach prior to the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The category 5 storm is expected to pass over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today, and make landfall in Florida by the weekend.
Puerto Rico faces uncertain future as debt saga unfolds
People protest looming austerity measures amid an economic crisis and demand an audit on the island's debt to identify those responsible, during the May Day march in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, May 1, 2017. The signs read in ... .
Puerto Rico nationalist unexpectedly returns after term cut
Supporters hold up a sign during a press conference to welcome home Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera on the day he returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Rivera unexpectedly returned to the island on Thursday to serve the remainder of a sentence commuted by outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama, according to the San Juan mayor's office.
Puerto Rico towns to share services, cut costs amid crisis
In this July 15, 2016 file photo, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla listens to U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley speak during the National Governors Association meeting, in Des Moines, Iowa. Garcia Padilla signed a bill late Friday, July 29, 2016, letting the island's 78 municipal governments share administrative services as a cost-saving measure amid a deep fiscal crisis.
House passes Puerto Rico debt relief bill with $1.9 billion payment looming
A worker takes off U.S and Puerto Rican flag after rally of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on May 16, 2016. Following months of internal wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives, on Thursday passed legislation creating a federal control board to help Puerto Rico cope with crippling debt that is wreaking havoc throughout the island's economy.
Clinton takes early edge in Puerto Rico Democratic primary
Puerto Rico resident Hector Alvarez casts his ballot during the U.S. territory's Democratic primary election at the Luis Llorens Torres Elementary School in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday June 5, 2016. Puerto Ricans frustrated by island's economic crisis are voting in the U.S. territory's Democratic presidential primary, as front-runner Hillary Clinton draws closer to securing the number of delegates needed to win her party's nomination.
Puerto Rico unveils budget that includes $200M debt payment
In this Dec. 16, 2015, file photo, Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Javier Garcia Padilla speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Puerto Rico's governor unveiled a stark budget Monday, May 23, 2016, that sets aside more than $200 million for a critical bond payment as the U.S. territory sinks into a deep economic crisis.