Puerto Rico
From Puerto Rico to Miami, chef Jose Andres lifts spirits and palates
He stands up for immigrants, feeds disaster survivors, feuds with President Trump and FEMA and presides over a growing culinary empire with 28 restaurants across the country — two in South Florida — and a massive food hall under development in New York. Chef Jose Andres is a one-man whirlwind, and he’s not stopping for the holidays, returning to Puerto Rico this week to help his nonprofit World Central Kitchen serve 40,000 Thanksgiving meals. World Central Kitchen and a coalition of Puerto Rican chefs have served more than 2.7 million meals since Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September, a charitable project that Andres calls “the best investment of my life.”
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From Puerto Rico to Miami, chef Jose Andres lifts spirits and palates
He stands up for immigrants, feeds disaster survivors, feuds with President Trump and FEMA and presides over a growing culinary empire with 28 restaurants across the country — two in South Florida — and a massive food hall under development in New York....
Farruko accused of hiding $52K in his shoes, luggage
Puerto Rican
singer Farruko was accused Wednesday of hiding nearly $52,000 in undeclared cash in his luggage and his shoes when he arrived in the U.S. territory via helicopter from a trip to the Dominican Republic.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said the...
Six months after Hurricane Maria, Samantha Bee brings 'Full Frontal' to Puerto Rico
Six months after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, 7% of island residents still have no power, hundreds of thousands have fled — possibly for good — while others wait patiently for slow-to-come federal relief funds.
While the public’s attention has...
Death of 'Storm Chasers' star under review in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico are trying to determine the cause of death of a reality TV star found on board a cruise ship during a stop in the U.S. island territory. Joel Taylor starred on the Discovery Channel series "Storm Chasers." The 38-year-old was...
8 travel trends to keep an eye on for 2018
At the Phocuswright Conference, a travel industry meeting recently held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, blockchain and artificial intelligence were touted as the flying cars and robot maids of the future. But the present looked alluring, too, with...
Latin Grammys pay tribute to Puerto Rico in songs, speeches
Thursday's Latin Grammy Awards were a love letter to Puerto Rico, with several artists dedicating their performances and awards to the island hard hit by Hurricane Maria. Lin-Manuel Miranda, rapper Residente and singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, all of Puerto...
Latin Grammys pay tribute to Puerto Rico in songs, speeches
Thursday's Latin Grammy Awards were a love letter to Puerto Rico, with several artists dedicating their performances and awards to the island hard hit by Hurricane Maria. Lin-Manuel Miranda, rapper Residente and singer-songwriter Luis Fonsi, all of Puerto...
Lin-Manuel: Puerto Rican efforts making up for slow start
Lin-Manuel Miranda's next project is far away from Broadway, in a 35-mile-long stage. The artist is focused in helping Puerto Rico recover from the devastation Hurricane Maria has left. "Our next project is getting a sense of normalcy back to our island,"...
Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria
The narrow blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan are deserted. Cigar shops are boarded up. Boutiques in bright colonial buildings are closed. "It's like a ghost town," said Mike Maione, a 57-year-old tourist from Flanders, New Jersey, who was staying...
Chile is Lonely Planet's top country for 2018. Detroit and San Juan, Puerto Rico, land on 10 best cities list
Lonely Planet selected Chile as the top world destination you should visit next year. The travel guide company also named Detroit as the second must-see city in the world after Seville, Spain.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, landed at No. 8. “While Puerto...
Former presidents call for unity at hurricane aid concert
The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands....
Puerto Rico slum transformed by 'Despacito' seeks to revive
Hope had come in with a song for La Perla, a seaside slum that had long been notorious as a violent enclave that served as Puerto Rico's biggest distribution point for heroin. The sound of clicking cameras and excited chatter had begun to break the...
J.Lo, Estefan, Miranda and Fonsi sing to help Puerto Rico
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda released a new original song Friday to raise money for Puerto Rican hurricane relief and he's enlisted some of the biggest Latin stars in music to help. "Almost Like Praying" features Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony,...
Lin-Manuel Miranda releases star-studded song to help Puerto Rico
"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda released a new original song Friday to raise money for Puerto Rican hurricane relief and he's enlisted some of the biggest Latin stars in music to help.
"Almost Like Praying" features Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony,...
New season of 'SNL' roars back by mocking Donald Trump early
The new season of "Saturday Night Live" wasted no time getting topical — or mocking Donald Trump — with an opening sketch that featured Alec Baldwin skewering the president for his response to the hurricane that devastated Puerto Rico, threatening...
‘SNL’ review: Mocking Trump on Puerto Rico not enough to elevate premiere
The cold open of the Season 43 premiere of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” wrapped with the president (Alec Baldwin) draping his arm around the shoulders of Sen. Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffat) explaining, “We’re both New Yorkers, we enjoy a good slice, we...
Marc Anthony pleads for help for Puerto Rico after Maria
Marc Anthony is pleading for help for Puerto Rico, which has been devastated after being pummeled by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. Authorities say the island may be without power for at least four months following Hurricane Maria, which hit the U.S....
Disney Cruise Line keeping ships in Florida for early 2017
Disney Cruise Line is bringing its fleet back to Florida in early 2017 with a few trips offered from Puerto Rico and Galveston.The cruise line's four ships will be primarily based in Port Canaveral and PortMiami, a strategy the line has followed since...