Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island’s newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent decision to shelve a probe into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

The Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office has committed $1.2 billion for clean energy projects aimed at reducing Puerto Rico’s dependence on its fragile, fossil-fuel-powered energy grid.

Authorities accused the woman of fleeing Puerto Rico after the Jan. 2 fire that left four businesses inoperable.

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

A tourist from Missouri accused of burning down several businesses in southwestern Puerto Rico in a high-profile case that sparked a backlash against unruly visitors in the U.S. territory has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Puerto Rican carry-out restaurant Mr. Taco has quickly become a late-night hotspot, filling a gap in the downtown food scene and offering a window into the culture.

A social media post featuring a fake news report is spreading a false claim about damage to a renewable energy installation.

SAN JUAN - First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, with a market capitalization of $3.21 billion and current dividend yield of 3.25%, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.

The latest poultry outbreak confirmation from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) includes a detection in Georgia at a broiler farm that houses 45,500 birds in Elbert County, located in the northeastern part of the state.