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 ...

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 ...

The Puerto Rico Status Act outlines the transition and implementation of a non-territorial status for the island, whether it be statehood, Independence, or Sovereignty in Free Association with the ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony. Spanish ...

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 ...