Corpses removed from flooded Puerto Rico cemetery

Authorities in Puerto Rico have removed at least 59 corpses from a flooded cemetery in the central mountain town of Lares as heavy rains continue to pelt the U.S. territory.

Authorities in Puerto Rico have removed at least 59 corpses from a flooded cemetery in the central mountain town of Lares as heavy rains continue to pelt the U.S. territory.

A lifeguard widely praised as a hero after Superstorm Sandy for rescuing neighbors endangered by rolling floodwaters and a fire that destroyed several homes in a small community where grief has been a frequent visitor has died in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Ricans voted for the first time in favor of the island becoming a US state in a non-binding referendum, election officials said Wednesday.

Puerto Ricans were facing a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States?

Police in Puerto Rico said a 27-year-old woman is suspected of killing her boyfriend after he became upset about her activities on Facebook.

A former high-profile Puerto Rico senator has pleaded guilty to 93 charges, including extortion, money laundering, bribery and perjury.

Police in Puerto Rico said a 25-year-old Palestinian man killed his father and stepmother and then committed suicide.
A boat carrying some 70 migrants bound for Puerto Rico capsized Saturday after sailing from the Dominican Republic, leaving at least 11 people dead, authorities said.
A pair of early-morning earthquakes have shaken Puerto Rico and parts of the Caribbean.
A Puerto Rican senator who had strongly opposed gay marriage was forced to resign Monday after several naked photos of him surfaced on a gay sex app.