Florida's dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades Florida is experiencing its largest dengue outbreak in decades, with over 250 locally acquired cases reported this year The Independent UK · Oct 2
Puerto Rico faces record electric rate as demand and costs increase A record electric rate has gone into effect in Puerto Rico as outages persist and the U.S. territory’s power grid continues to crumble The Independent UK · Oct 1
50 Adorable Abandoned Puppies Given A Fresh Start By The “All Sato Rescue” Organization All Sato Rescue works to give abandoned and neglected dogs in Puerto Rico a better future, and the puppies in this collection are some of the little faces that have passed through their care. From mixed-breed Satos waiting for homes to tiny pups beginning a new chapter, these photos offer… Bored Panda · Oct 1
Bad Bunny's 'Porto Rico' Adds Puerto Rican Actress Marisé Álvarez to Its Star-Studded Cast - EXCLUSIVE Puerto Rican actress Marisé "Tata" Álvarez has joined the sprawling cast of Porto Rico, Residente's ambitious historical epic starring Bad Bunny, according to an apparent accidental reveal by her co-star Ismael Cruz Córdova. Latin Times · Sep 30
Tyler Perry Lists $57M Beverly Hills Mansion Where Harry and Meghan Stayed After Their Royal Exit Tyler Perry lists his 22.5-acre Beverly Hills estate for $57M, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stayed in 2020, as he plans a move to Puerto Rico. International Business Times UK · Sep 30
Machete Fight Capsizes Migrant Boat Near Puerto Rico — 3 Dead, 10 Still Missing Machete fight capsized a vessel carrying 62 migrants near Mona Island. Three dead, 49 rescued, 10 still missing as the Coast Guard search continues. Latin Times · Sep 30
Machete Fight Sends Crowded Boat Into Sea Near Puerto Rico, Two Dead and Several Missing A makeshift boat carrying about 60 people capsized near Mona Island after a reported machete fight. Two people died, at least 40 were rescued and others remained missing. International Business Times UK · Sep 29
Shakira and Amazon Music Are Bringing AI Training to 1 Million Latinas: Their First Stop Is a Free Historic Concert - INTERVIEW After a record-setting Bad Bunny broadcast tied to projects in Puerto Rico, Amazon Music is putting Shakira's Madrid concert at the center of a new push for women's businesses and technology education. Latin Times · Sep 28
Walmart's conservation pledge has helped protect 2.2 million acres In 2005, Walmart made a commitment to help permanently conserve one acre of wildlife habitat in the United States for every acre of land developed by its stores. Twenty-one years later, the Acres for America programme has supported 138 projects that have permanently protected more than 2.2 million acres across… The Times of India · Sep 28
Bad Bunny's 'Lo Que le Pasó a Hawaii' Enters Brazil's Presidential Election as Lula Turns Its Warning Toward the Amazon Bad Bunny's warning about what could happen to Puerto Rico if its people lose control of their land has traveled more than 3,000 miles south, entering Brazil's extraordinarily tight presidential election with a new landscape and a new political message. Latin Times · Sep 24
Former Bank CEO Gets 112 Months in Prison After $24.9 Million Fraud Scheme A former bank CEO has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison after admitting his role in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that prosecutors say helped lead to the failure of a Puerto Rico-based bank. Clever Dude · Sep 22
Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora End Print Editions as Spanish-Language Newspapers Shrink Across U.S. Puerto Rico's newspaper industry is about to undergo a historic change. GFR Media announced Monday that El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora, two of the island's most prominent newspapers, will stop publishing print editions and become exclusively digital beginning Sept. 28, another milestone in the rapid transformation of Spanish-language journalism… Latin Times · Sep 22
Every State Applied, and 40 Have Signed Medicaid Drug Pricing Deals Ahead of the September 30 Deadline Forty states and Puerto Rico signed on to a Medicaid most-favored-nation drug pricing model. Others face a Sept. 30 deadline. What it means for enrollees. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Miss Universe's Civil War Just Cost Six Countries Their Shot at the Crown Six countries were barred from Miss Universe 2026 in a bitter ownership feud, as both co-owners face fraud and trafficking charges. Latin Times · Sep 20
Latin Times · Sep 17 Pope Leo XIV Is Quietly Reshaping the U.S. Bishops' Bench With Immigrant Priests Pope Leo XIV has named bishops born in Colombia, El Salvador and Puerto Rico to lead U.S. dioceses since May 2026, as Hispanic Catholic numbers shift.
Latin Times · Sep 17 Miss Argentina Tamara Rogouski Quits Two Months Before Miss Universe Argentina will send a new representative to the 75th Miss Universe competition after national titleholder Tamara Rogouski withdrew less than three months before the international pageant in Puerto Rico.
The Conversation · Sep 16 Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometres an hour. It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens of billions of dollars in losses.
The Times of India · Sep 16 A father's small act of kindness later brought $200,000 to his family In April 2026, content creator Zachery Dereniowski, known online as MDMotivator, sat outside a grocery store in Austin, Texas, with a birthday cake and a blindfold, waiting to see who would stop for a stranger. Person after person walked past until a man named Elvin stopped to check on him.…
Latin Times · Sep 15 Tyler Perry Is Moving to Puerto Rico With His Son: "I'm Pulling Back a Whole Lot" Tyler Perry is trading his relentless Hollywood and Atlanta schedule for a slower pace in Puerto Rico. The 57-year-old filmmaker, actor and media mogul revealed that he plans to relocate to the Caribbean island in early 2027
The Independent UK · Sep 15 Tyler Perry reveals reason he’s moving to Puerto Rico ‘It’s time to slow down a bit,’ filmmaker said
BANG Premier · Sep 14 Tyler Perry is relocating in 2027, but where is he going? Tyler Perry has revealed that he's moving to Puerto Rico in 2027.
The Times of India · Sep 10 Los Angeles artist spent 40 years building a bizarre underground Puerto Rican home A Los Angeles artist spent about four decades creating a unique underground home in the forests of Puerto Rico, turning discarded materials into a maze of tunnels, chambers and artworks. Known as Termitopia, the structure sits on a mountain near Las Marías and was built by Brian Birdsall, who moved…
The Guardian - US · Sep 10 While Puerto Ricans protest for reliable access to water, the governor washes her hands Leaky aqueducts and mega-projects for the wealthy exacerbate a water crisis in the US island territory
Medical Daily · Sep 7 Backyard Poultry Salmonella Outbreaks Reach 1,061 Cases in 46 States and Puerto Rico with a Second Death CDC now counts 1,061 Salmonella cases, 234 hospitalizations, and two deaths across 10 outbreaks linked to backyard chickens and ducks.
Latin Times · Sep 7 Before They Were Famous, These 8 Latino Stars' Parents Worked Blue-Collar Jobs — 2026 Labor Day Bad Bunny bagged groceries. Selena's dad picked cotton. The verified working-class roots behind 8 major Latino stars for Labor Day 2026.