Still waters run deep: Latin American Foto festival – in pictures
From Quechua rappers to Peruvian ballet dancers, these images showcase the talents of emerging and established photographers from the region
May 2024
Bad Bunny sports agency sues MLB players’ union over ‘death penalty’ ban
Bad Bunny’s representation firm sued the baseball players’ association Thursday, disputing a ban it says amounts to a ‘death penalty’ for its business
March 2024
US National Park Service sued over plan to trap Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats
Activists say plan to remove felines around Old San Juan fortress within six months is not enough time and worry cats will be killed
February 2024
The future of work
Six-metre waves, strong currents, small boats: why thousands brave the Mona Passage to Puerto Rico
Although 43% of Puerto Ricans live in poverty, many from the Dominican Republic see the US territory as a land of opportunity. But is it worth the risk?
January 2024
Jennifer Lopez to produce Bob the Builder movie
‘The last thing I wanted’: cesarean rates in Puerto Rico soar amid health crisis
December 2023
‘Jesus lives in me’: Puerto Rican pop star Daddy Yankee retires to focus on faith
Retirement brings to an end one of the most successful and influential careers in Latin American pop
November 2023
Ex-boxer Félix Verdejo sentenced to life in prison in killing of pregnant lover
Félix Verdejo received two life sentences on Friday after he was found guilty in the grisly killing of his 27-year-old pregnant lover
October 2023
America's dirty divide
Parties, jetskis, second homes: how tourism threatens one of the world’s only bioluminescent bays
In Lajas, Puerto Rico, wealthy newcomers bring construction that reduces the bay’s oxygen levels and affects local plankton
September 2023
Large swells batter Caribbean as Hurricane Lee churns waters nearby
Hurricane Lee prompts weekend beach warnings on US east coast
June 2023
Tropical Storm Bret forecast to strengthen into hurricane
Travel encounters show how US treats Puerto Ricans as ‘second-class citizens’
May 2023
Hertz apologizes after refusing rental car to Puerto Rican customer
US airline ‘sincerely apologizes’ to family over Puerto Rico passport error
Frogs in Puerto Rico croak at a higher pitch due to global heating
‘I thought they’d kill us’: how the US navy devastated a tiny Puerto Rican island
April 2023
Puerto Rico’s remaining schoolkids struggle in the aftermath of hurricanes and earthquakes
Beset by natural disasters, a pandemic and a steep drop in student population, the island’s schools look to the federal government for help
March 2023
Bad Bunny’s ex-girlfriend files $40m lawsuit against star
Mexico roar back to oust Puerto Rico and make World Baseball Classic semis
