Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pro-statehood supporters await the arrival of Puerto Rico's new governor at the seaside Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, ...

(Reuters) - Puerto Rico announced a historic restructuring of its public debt on Wednesday, touching off what may be the biggest bankruptcy ever in the $3.8 trillion U.S. municipal bond market. While ...

On May 3, 2017, the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico filed a voluntary petition for relief on behalf of Puerto Rico in federal court there. The filing required the Chief ...

Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced Wednesday the island would seek to address its $70 billion debt crisis in federal bankruptcy court, marking the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in ...

Experts applaud decision that could protect vulnerable and return public debt of more than $70bn to manageable levels, but creditors cry foul Puerto Rico has filed for a form of bankruptcy in a ...

Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit against major oil and gas companies on Monday, claiming their products caused climate damage and that they deceived the public about how harmful they were. The lawsuit, ...

Puerto Rico's new representative to the U.S. Congress filed a bill Wednesday that would turn the island into the 51st U.S. state by 2025. The bill is the first step in a renewed quest for statehood ...