Only 41% of adults in Puerto Rico have emergency savings

Almost half of Puerto Ricans don't have money to cover an emergency, and the majority of this group are young adults, a reality that can make it difficult to control their money and increase their reliance on credit. According to a 2024 study by...

Obesity-Associated Cancers May Be on the Rise in Puerto Rico

BALTIMORE – The incidence of obesity-associated cancers in Puerto Rico rose significantly between 2000 and 2022, according to research presented at the 18th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held September 18–21, 2025....

Governor of Puerto Rico signs amendments impacting tax provisions: Key points

The governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González Colón, signed into law various tax bills that were approved in the legislative session ending on June 30, 2025. These bills primarily amend the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011 (PR Code),...

La gobernadora de Puerto Rico firma varias enmiendas sobre disposiciones contributivas: Puntos clave

La gobernadora de Puerto Rico, la Honorable Jenniffer González Colón, convirtió en ley varias medidas que fueron aprobadas en la sesión legislativa que finalizó el 30 de junio de 2025, las cuales, entre otras cosas, modificaron el Código de Rentas...

From warm beaches to Soldier Field: One Puerto Rican’s NFL debut

Laura Sofía Vázquez David, a Puerto Rico native and graduate student, reflects on her experience attending her first NFL game at Chicago's Soldier Field during the Bears' Latino Heritage Month celebration. Stepping out of the CTA, she felt the...

Bad Bunny reignites Puerto Rican diaspora in Connecticut after final show on the island

Leer en español It is difficult to contain your emotion when you are far away from "home." For local Puerto Ricans, the concert was more than music; it was about healing nostalgia, reconnecting with their roots, celebrating the fact that Puerto...

From warm beaches to warm Soldier Field: One Puerto Rican's journey to her first NFL game

As this nice lady was painting my face, she asked if I liked glitter and, with the biggest smile on my face, I said 'yes!' I sent a video to my best friend Mara and told her that 'I don't care I'm not a child; I am getting my face painted cause...

Bad Bunny's net worth: Puerto Rican rapper has an eye-watering sum ahead of Super Bowl

Bad Bunny has been confirmed as the Super Bowl LX halftime show headliner. The Puerto Rican superstar will take to the stage at the Levi Stadium in California on February 8, 2026. Bad Bunny has an eye-watering net worth(Image: AP) Puerto Rican...

LGBTQ+ orgs face budget cuts, resist by doubling down

Since his inauguration in January 2025, President Donald Trump has signed multiple executive orders rolling back LGBTQ+ protections and shifting federal priorities away from community health. The impact is being felt in Chicago, where local LGBTQ+...

JetBlue unveils new A320 livery inspired by popular destination Puerto Rico

On October 5, 2025, US-based carrier JetBlue unveiled a special livery on one of its Airbus A320s. Named ‘Isla del Bluencanto’, the livery features a vibrant color scheme designed by Puerto Rican artist Juan Gutiérrez Rovira, also known as The...

Stephen Miller laughs off Pritzker’s ‘lie’ ICE is racially profiling illegal immigrants

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller denied that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is racially profiling its detainees, laughing when a CNN anchor asked him a question on the topic. Miller scoffed when asked about...

The 25 Best Movies Directed by Women

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt made a great team in Disney’s Jungle Cruise in 2021. Now, the costars are back in a very different movie. This time, Blunt and the Rock star in The Smashing Machine, from Uncut Gems codirector Benny Safdie, which...

How the Claretians helped Latino immigrants build community

Across the United States, Claretian Missionaries fostered Spanish-speaking parishes for Latino migrants in working-class neighborhoods. Claretians put these parishes on the map by hiring architects, planting the seeds of parish societies, and...

These Inspiring Women Each Raised 21 Puppies To Become Guide Dogs

The Seeing Eye, a nonprofit based in New Jersey, relies on volunteers to raise puppies to become future guide dogs for people who are blind. Courtesy of The Seeing Eye A visit to a New Jersey fair decades ago proved life-changing for Debbie...

Seeing Puerto Rico Through Comic Books

Manuel Martínez Nazario is a man on a mission: to share stories of Puerto Rico in comic book form. “I want researchers to start wondering ‘What is going on in Puerto Rico? What can I see through the comic books?’” The answer is plenty: “History,...

Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny Responds to the US Super Bowl Controversy

Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny responded with irony in his monologue on Saturday Night Live (SNL) to the controversy among conservative factions over his hosting the halftime show of the Super Bowl, the biggest sporting event in the United...

Chicago officials detail steps to defend immigrant communities from ICE

Federal immigration enforcement escalated in Chicago the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4, including agents using chemical irritants outside a Home Depot in Humboldt Park and handcuffing Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) at a local hospital. The crackdown...

Tomi Lahren’s Puerto Rico Gaffe Sparks Backlash and Social Media Frenzy

NEW YORK, NY — Fox News host Tomi Lahren created a stir this week during an interview on her podcast, “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” when she mistakenly claimed that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is not an American artist. The comments, made during a...

Stephen Miller called 'face of evil' by his own cousin over immigration raids

Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief of staff for policy, during a meeting with US President Donald Trump Notorious Trump political advisor Stephen Miller has been called out by a member of his own family in a scathing post on social media,...

Puerto Rican Governor Jenniffer González Colón ‘not wanted’ in Chicago

Chicago’s Puerto Rican community leaders and organizations have voiced their opposition to a visit from Puerto Rico’s governor, Jenniffer González Colón, in a statement posted to Instagram on Friday, Oct. 3 by 26th Ward alderperson Jessie Fuentes....