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Puerto Rico's new governor sworn in days after a major blackout left much of the island in the dark

Jan. 02, 2025 16:25 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón was sworn in Thursday as Puerto Rico’s new governor during a normally ebullient ceremony held amid widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago. González, a Republican who backs President-elect...

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year's Eve

Dec. 31, 2024 22:22 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early on Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn,...

Puerto Rico prepares for Election Day as a third-party candidate makes history

Nov. 03, 2024 20:21 PM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds. ...