Nine years after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's electricity grid remains woefully short of reliable generation and in a state of disrepair.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hurricane Melissa’s 185 mph winds and storm surge tore apart buildings and left streets strewn with debris in Black River, Jamaica ...

In this Stars and Stripes photo, U.S. troops come to the aid of Puerto Rico citizens in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017.

Puerto Rico hospitals are “still in crisis” two weeks after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the island, reports NBC News. Physicians and nurses remain in nonstop triage in hospitals that are still ...

Across Jamaica, streets are littered with torn-off roofs, splintered wood and other debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Downed power lines have left communities in the dark, and many flooded ...

Young Puerto Ricans say the star has opened the world’s eyes to their challenges, and to the island’s fraught territorial relationship with the U.S. government.

One Chicago artist whose heart still breaks for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico is giving back to his homeland through the use of his artworks. Thousands of homes were left in shambles in 2017 as ...

Ellen Ruth Kujawa received funding from a Cambridge Trust Scholarship, and grants from the Cambridge Department of Geography, the Worts Traveling Scholars Fund, the Smuts Memorial Fund, and the Mount ...

Valentina Cruz Vásquez in 'Braided' ('Trenzadas') Courtesy of Ventana Sur Set against a Puerto Rico still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane María, Raisa Bonnet’s debut feature “Braided” ...