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Doctor Found Guilty In Son's Death After Allegedly Leaving Toddler In Hot Car For Hours

AP | Posted 05.25.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A Puerto Rico doctor has been found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of her toddler whom police say she accidentally...

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Royal Caribbean Ship Rescues 23 Cuban Migrants

AP | Posted 04.07.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A cruise ship departing from Jamaica has rescued 23 Cuban migrants after someone aboard spotted their small boat. A spokeswo...

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Puerto Rico Touts New Plans For Giant Telescope

AP | Posted 04.01.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico plans to build a hotel and a planetarium as part of a $50 million project to attract more visitors to the wo...

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Puerto Rico Installing Tsunami Sirens In Capital

AP | Posted 01.16.2012

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico is setting up a tsunami alert system in densely populated San Juan. San Juan Mayor Jorge Santini says experts wa...

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Arrests In Puerto Rico, U.S. In Document Fraud Case

AP | By DANICA COTO | Posted 01.12.2012

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Associated Press, Danica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Fifty people have been accused of conspiring to sell the identities of hundreds of Puerto Ri...

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Drug Cash Seizures Grow In Puerto Rico

AP | By BEN FOX | Posted 12.20.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Law enforcement agencies have seized sharply increased amounts of suspicious cash in Puerto Rico over the past year, an appar...

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PICTURE: Absurd Christmas Card

Posted 02.11.2012

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Someone call Chuck Testa, because San Juan, Puerto Rico mayor Jorge Santini's family Christmas card is a little furry this year. At first glance, ...

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A Black Friday Stampede In Baja

James Campion | Posted 02.03.2012

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As more people, mostly mildly perturbed Caucasians, stumble into the café, the rain intensifies, prompting the recitation of precipitation history from Señor Clavo: "It has only rained twice in the past year, amigo, for ten minutes each."

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Puerto Rico Welcomes New Cruise Ship

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico is welcoming a new cruise ship it says will generate $3.6 million in revenue this season. Commerce and Economic ...

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PHOTOS: Which American Cities Boast The Most Attractive Residents?

Travel + Leisure | Posted 12.27.2011

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"The entire city of Denver has been indoctrinated by bizarre health and fitness regimes, such as kettlebell swinging," says British Web marketer Matthew Barker. "They're all completely bonkers -- but they look great."

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Hurricane Irene Slams Puerto Rico; Could Hit U.S. Mainland

AP | By EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZ | Posted 10.22.2011

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NAGUA, Dominican Republic -- A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Irene roared off the Dominican Republic's resort-dotted northern coast on Monday, whipp...

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Mr. President: Yes You Can Stop Deporting DREAMers

Rep. Luis Gutierrez | Posted 08.13.2011

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez

We are sending a clear message to President Obama that it is time to stop deporting young people who were raised in the U.S. and are American in every way except for the paperwork.

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The Six Best Dishes From Saborea, Puerto Rico's Annual Culinary Festival

Marie Elena Martinez | Posted 06.07.2011

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2011-04-07-choppull.gifWith countless tastings and constant consumption, I offer a list of the best dishes I tried at Saborea.

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Puerto Rico: A Haven For U.S. Sex Offenders

AP | MIKE MELIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jeffrey Allen Weathers moved from Alaska to an oceanfront apartment in the Caribbean, but his new neighbors soon suspect...

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Puerto Rico Protests: Government Probe To Investigate Civil Rights Abuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Puerto Rico's civil rights commission has launched a probe to investigate last week's police riots at the commonwealth's Capitol. The commission, ann...

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Funeral Home Poses Shooting Victim On His Motorcycle (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Morticians at a Puerto Rican funeral home chose to display the body of David Morales Colón on his Honda motorcycle rather than in a traditional caske...

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Puerto Ricans, ID Theft Targets: Hispanic Last Names Sought To Hide Illegal Immigrants

AP | DANICA COTO | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Born in a U.S. territory where he has lived all his life, Jose Marrero Rivera didn't know his name and social security n...

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Puerto Rico unions plan strike to protest layoffs

AP | JILL LASTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Labor unions are calling for an island-wide strike and a march near the capital on Thursday to protest government layoffs in Puerto Rico, where more than 20,000 public employees have been dismissed as the island struggles to pull out of a three-year recession.

At least 100,000 protesters are expected to converge on Plaza las Americas, the Caribbean's largest shopping center, in the biggest of several demonstrations across the U.S. territory, according to organizers.

"A huge mass of people will paralyze the country," said Juan Vera, a spokesman for the coalition All of Puerto Rico for Puerto Rico.

The protests are a response to the layoffs ordered this year by Gov. Luis Fortuno to help close a $3.2 billion deficit. The government announced last month that nearly 17,000 people will be dismissed in the latest round of cuts.

The territory has a jobless rate of 15 percent – higher than any U.S. state – and analysts say it is certain to rise once the layoffs take effect in November.

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Confession Questioned in Puerto Rico Slaughter

Gay City News | Gay City News | Posted 05.25.2011

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When the remains of savagely murdered 19-year-old gay activist and college student Jorge Steven López Mercado were discovered in Puerto Rico on Novem...

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Puerto Rico police investigate killings of 3 teens

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory's capital.

Spokeswoman Maria del Pilar Bon says the boys have not been identified but appear to range in age from 15 to 16.

Del Pilar says the boys were slain Wednesday afternoon in Loiza. The town lies just east of San Juan.

Police say 660 homicides have been reported this year in Puerto Rico, 56 more than in the same period last year.

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Wash. authorities hunt for notorious teen burglar

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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Colton Harris-Moore's rap sheet already spans a good chunk of the teenager's life, including convictions for theft, burglary, malicious mischief and other crimes.

But the list may be growing longer by the week, authorities say, as the 18-year-old eludes officials on a crime spree they believe includes store break-ins, boat thefts and even joyrides in airplanes.

"He's more than a menace," said Bill Cumming, the sheriff in San Juan County, where authorities say he may be to blame for 14 thefts and burglaries on their islands. "He's an incredible liability to people's safety."

In 2004, at age 12, Harris-Moore was convicted of possessing stolen property in Snohomish County. Over the next three years came convictions for theft, burglary, malicious mischief, and assault, among other crimes.

In 2007, the boy was sentenced to three years in a juvenile lockup after pleading guilty to three burglary counts in Island County. But he fled the minimum-security facility in April 2008.

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