Arrest in Puerto Rico Gay Teen Murder
A suspect was apprehended in the brutal murder of a gay teen in Puerto Rico, while one investigator suggested his sexual orientation was to blame for ...
A suspect was apprehended in the brutal murder of a gay teen in Puerto Rico, while one investigator suggested his sexual orientation was to blame for ...
Johnathan Wilber | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
I guess I need one of these evangelists to explain the "it's nothing personal" thing to me. Because frankly I can't imagine a single thing more personal than denying my family rights.
Jim Luce | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York
Forty years ago, El Museo del Barrio was a dream contained in a single classroom so far north that “sophisticated” Manhattanites would not...
AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A New York lawyer was robbed inside his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico by assailants who tied him up befo...
AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell ...
Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home
Plumes of smoke spread over capital after blast at refinery and storage site....
NYMag.com | NYMag | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home
With Jim and Pam away on their honeymoon -- in Puerto Rico, unseen, where they apparently have no money thanks to Kevin accidentally canceling Jim's c...
Hearst Communications | Hearst Communications | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home
The Universidad de Puerto Rico's CASH House-the acronym stands for Caribbean Affordable Solar House-has an architectural style that assistant construc...
AP | JILL LASTER | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home
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.
GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home
Puerto Rico is getting ready for the national strike on Thursday, October 15. Since governor Luis Fortuño layed-off about 17,000 government em...
AP | Posted 10.02.2009 | Green
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Benicio del Toro is asking Puerto Rico to halt a planned monkey-breeding facility, arguing the primates would suffer "ex...
AP | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home
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.
Lauri Lyons | Posted 11.18.2009 | Entertainment
When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.
New York Times | Sewell Chan | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
Gov. Luis G. Fortuno of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's re-election bid on Tuesday, adding another name to the large roster of suppo...
AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama threw a big White House party Wednesday to celebrate Sonia Sotomayor as the Supreme Court's first Latino jus...
Eric Lurio | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics
The main argument against Puerto Rican statehood is taxation. Except for DC, it has been the policy of the federal government that there be no taxation without representation, so Puerto Ricans don't pay income tax.
Steve Garcia | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
If Puerto Rico becomes a state it would add 2 senators and 7 representatives to Congress; we can expect these members to come from the conservatives that hold office in the "state" legislature.
Steve Garcia | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics
H.R. 2499, the Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009, would make Puerto Rico the 51st state.
AP | DANICA COTO | Posted 07.20.2009 | World
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of "in...
Gregg Easterbrook | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
Maybe having Sotomayor on the Supreme Court will cause the US and Puerto Rico finally to resolve the nutty relationship they have had since 1898. I'd say give the island a star and make it a state.
Maria Hinojosa | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics
What President Obama has done for men of color, Sonia Sotomayor will do for Puerto Rican women. She will forever and profoundly change the image of what a "Puerto Rican girl" really is.
Jim Wallis | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics
The people of Vieques -- U.S. citizens -- have suffered greatly at the hands of their government. Their claims for compensation deserve, at the very least, a fair hearing in court.
Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.04.2009 | Home
Aaron Eckhart is joining Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole, a drama that John Cameron Mitchell (Shortbus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) is attached to direct....
Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.04.2009 | Home
The story traces the life of a happily married couple that is disrupted by an unexpected tragedy and the emotional journey they must undertake to rega...
Celebrity Gossip & News | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment
Johnny Depp left his hotel in Puerto Rico earlier today and headed over to the set of The Rum Diary. His fans might be very excitable, but Johnny's be...
Advocate. | Advocate | Posted 11.17.2009 | Home