Puerto Rico became part of the United States after the Spanish-American War, but it never gained the full rights of a state. Instead, Washington kept the island in a gray zone where citizenship exists ...

From the heart of the US colony, a geographer and activist explains that Washington’s “new” security strategy looks a great deal like the old one.

There is a popular saying among organizers across movements: “They wanted to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.” From the seed, I arrive at the mangrove. According to the Science Museum of ...

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said island in the wake of the storm is a "catastrophe." — -- Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Wednesday that Hurricane Maria is "probably the single biggest hurricane ...

Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are organized unincorporated territories of the United States. They’re famous for many things, from sandy beaches and indigenous culture to bioluminescent bays ...

A U.S. Army truck at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station on Sept. 10, 2025. The sight from Puerto Rico’s southern coast was surreal. Off the usually tranquil shores of Arroyo and Guayanilla, ...