Supreme Court ruled that some territories belonged to the US but weren’t part of it. The reasoning was openly racist – and it still shapes how millions are represented in Congress.

Puerto Rico’s governor announced a state of emergency Wednesday to fight a surge in coastal erosion along the U.S. territory ...

Led by Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, five House members have called on the Department of Justice’s inspector ...

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Gilberto Santos Santiago, affectionately known as “Papo,” a beloved resident of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, passed on May ...

At the start of the 20th century, Southern California was home to an astonishing number of military academies designed to ...

Cuba's independence on May 20, 1902, isn't celebrated by its socialist government. The date is linked to the Platt Agreement, which allowed U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs.

A local Milwaukee brewing company will brew the final batch of Schlitz beer, which is owned by Pabst Brewing Company, on May ...

The choice of this specific date to indict the former president Raúl Castro carries historical echoes from more than a century ago.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani planned to appear in a video he released over the weekend to commemorate the displacement of Palestinians that occurred in connection with the State of Israel’s creation. He only ...