Search results
Puerto Rico sues former officials accused of corruption to recover more than $30M in public funds
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoPuerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday it is suing at least 30 former government...
On This Day, May 12: Carter is 1st U.S. president to visit Cuba since 1959
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoFormer President Jimmy Carter poses for the media and signs books at the November 17, 2003, launch...
Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoLizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to...
Hurricane Fiona rips through powerless Puerto Rico
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast on Sunday as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out and ripped up asphalt from roads...
Fiona dumps more rain on Puerto Rico; troops rescue hundreds
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out...
Puerto Rico's only zoo to close after years of animal welfare complaints
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA monkey at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Puerto Rico. Danica Coto/AP Photo The only zoo in Puerto...
Officials to transfer animals, drop probe on Puerto Rico zoo
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoFederal authorities said Wednesday they are dropping all investigations into Puerto Rico’s lone zoo...
Fed's Williams sees growth lagging below 1% in 2022
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. economic growth could fall below 1% this year and remain sluggish through 2023 as the Fed acts "resolutely" to curb inflation, New York Federal...
Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHalf of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck — including an...
Elephant lived alone and chained for 35 years. Now she’s headed to Georgia sanctuary
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoA 41-year-old elephant living alone in a Puerto Rico zoo has a happy ending, thanks to a five-year...