'The Situation Is Dire': Minn. Lawmakers Call For Action In Puerto Rico
Millions of people on the island are still without power, water or food nearly two weeks after the storm hit.
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Millions of people on the island are still without power, water or food nearly two weeks after the storm hit.
Sunday morning, the Coalition of Puerto Ricans in Minnesota met at El Colegio High School in Minneapolis.
The state of Minnesota estimates there are 13,000 people of Puerto Rican heritage living here, and for each of them, the catastrophe of Hurricane Maria is personal.
Mary Chrismar Sweeney is part of a country-wide volunteer effort in part through the National Nurses United union.
President Donald Trump on Sunday scoffed at "politically motivated ingrates" who had questioned his administration's commitment to rebuilding Puerto Rico after a pulverizing hurricane and said the federal government had done "a great job with the almost impossible situation."
The Minnesota Twins are taking donations at this weekend's games to benefit Puerto Rico.
President Donald Trump outlined recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and championed his plan for tax reform in his weekly address.
President Donald Trump is lashing out at the mayor of Puerto Rico's capital city over recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.
Trump is defending his response to Puerto Rico's hurricane destruction and says "big decisions" are coming.
A Minnesotan from Puerto Rico just heard from family Wednesday, while getting his first look at his home.
Forty percent of the population is without drinking water. Food, medicine and fuel are running out.
Puerto Rico and the United States have had a special relationship since 1898.
The Puerto Ricans in Minnesota Committee, the St. Paul Foundation and elected officials are calling on businesses and residents to send support to the U.S. territory.
Police say a 61-year-old Minnesota man who worked at Public Radio International has drowned in Puerto Rico while trying to save his stepson.
A 40-year-old man was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison for illegally buying and shipping millions of dollars worth of tobacco products to Minnesota. Rashid Fehmi Ibrahim was convicted of six counts of shipment, transport, receive, possess, sell, distribute and purchase contraband smokeless tobacco.
joey King scored 18 points to help Minnesota beat Missouri State 74-69 Friday in the consolation bracket at the Puerto Rico Tipoff. Carlos Morris added 12 points for the Gophers (3-1), who got off to a fast start to build a double-digit lead that reached 18 points early in the second half.
A travel guide to Puerto Rico, including transportation, lodging, dining and attractions information for the capital city of San Juan
The Minnesota Twins have placed left fielder Oswaldo Arcia on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right hip flexor muscle.
Tickets in North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Texas have matched all six numbers to split a $564.1 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said Thursday. Sue Dooley, senior drawing manager and production coordinator for the Multi-State Lottery Association, said the Puerto Rico ticket was the first Powerball jackpot winner ever sold outside the continental United States.
Montrezl Harrell had 30 points and Terry Rozier added 18 to help No. 8 Louisville beat Minnesota 81-68 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.
The Minnesota Twins will have two minor-league prospects playing in the Futures Game that leads off the All-Star events at Target Field next month. MLB released the rosters Tuesday, and a pair of Puerto Rico natives in right-handed pitcher Jose Berrios and first baseman Kennys Vargas will both play for the World team.
After months of polar vortexes it's finally almost time to lay out in the sun and sand. To help get the ball rolling, we rounded up the 25 best beaches in the world.
A benefit was held Saturday night for the family of a man killed during a snorkeling accident in Puerto Rico. The Medina Entertainment Center held the event to honor 30-year-old Matt Elmore, who drowned one day before his 31st birthday in December. He leaves behind a wife and three sons. All the proceeds from the event, which included live and silent auctions, will benefit Elmore's family.
The family of a Minnesota man, who drowned in a snorkeling accident off the coast of Puerto Rico, is now looking for answers.
Richard Pitino will recognize the coach down the sideline next season when the Gophers men's basketball team opens its 2014-15 regular season. That's because it will be his father as they face Louisville in the 2014 Armed Forces Classic in Puerto Rico at the U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station Borinquen.
