SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from ...

The U.S. Department of Education halted the disbursement of $401 million in federal funds that were already obligated for the Department of Education (DE) in Puerto Rico, including money for the ...

The controversial resignation of the secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education, Yanira Raíces Vega, adds another chapter to the stormy fate that, with few exceptions due to the ...

Ramos, who experienced this instability when the previous governor unexpectedly asked to resign in 2023, said he met McMahon, the new U.S. secretary of education, in Washington, D.C., and that they ...

THE entire island of Puerto Rico has been plunged into darkened as authorities scramble to restore electricity. Officials have warned that it could take “days” for power to return as th… ...

In 2021, Miguel Cardona, Biden’s secretary of education, promised “a new day” for Puerto Rico. “For too long, Puerto Rico’s students and educators were abandoned,” he said.

All 1.4 million Luma Energy clients across Puerto Rico were without power on Wednesday. The blackout comes less than five months after another island-wide power outage on New Year's Eve.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An islandwide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend, officials said. All ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico By: Dánica Coto, The Associated Press Posted: 1:42 PM CST Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025 Last Modified: 7:07 PM CST ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged Thursday to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from ...

FILE - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, appears before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for her confirmation hearing in Washington ...