Danica Coto

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  • trumpEnergy

    Trump cancels Puerto Rico solar project designed to help 30,000 low-income families in rural areas

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters during a rally in Ibague, Colombia, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Fernando Vergara)Politics

    Trump to end funding for Colombia after the country’s leader accused the U.S. of assassination amid strikes in Caribbean

    By Chris Megerian, Danica Coto, and others
  • Erik Prince gets a police escortGlobal

    Gang violence in Haiti is so bad the government is hiring 200 armed men from Blackwater founder Erik Prince to quell the crisis

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer GonzálezEconomy

    Puerto Rico is trying to lure manufacturing to the island to avoid Trump’s tariff war

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Jenniffer Gonzalez speaks after she was sworn in as governor outside the Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jan. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo, File)Politics

    Puerto Rico governor slammed for backing off $365 million in funding for solar power as island recovers from power outages

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Headlights illuminate cobblestone streets in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, during an island-wide blackout, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)Environment

    Crews are still working to restore power to Puerto Rico after an island-wide blackout left millions without electricity for the second time in months

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Tony Hinchcliffe speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Americans in Puerto Rico are angry at being called a ‘floating island of garbage’ at Trump’s rally, but they can’t vote for president

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A brigade from the Electric Power Authority repairs distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for the power company ordered all parties to mediation on Wednesday, July 10, in the latest attempt to break an impasse that has sparked widespread anger and frustration. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)Finance

    Puerto Rico will get $325 million in federal funding to boost solar and battery storage projects as power outages persist

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Admiral Pride cargo ship and a fuel barge at port in San Juan, Puerto RicoEnvironment

    Puerto Rico’s biggest port starts $62 million dredge project that’s expected to deliver $400 million economic boost

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Puerto Rico heatEnvironment

    Puerto Rican school kids are roasting in the heat with no AC because the governor vetoed a bill mandating it across the island

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • A car drives down a colorful street in Puerto Rico.Personal Finance

    Tax cheats beware! Puerto Rico is cracking down on evaders as it revamps its troubled tax credit system

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Domincain sugarRetail

    U.S. finally takes action on Dominican sugar over claims of forced labor: ‘We’ve been asking for improvements for decades’

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press
  • Hurricane FionaEnvironment

    Puerto Rico suffers landslides, a total power outage and ‘catastrophic’ damage from Hurricane Fiona

    By Danica Coto and The Associated Press