Topic: San Juan

Travel: Discovering Ponce, Puerto Rico

A culinary highlight was 'mamposteao,' a simple rice and bean side dish.

Honor in the Dust

The historical lessons of Gregg Jones's exhaustively researched book about the US's campaign in the Philippines deserve to be remembered.

As violent Puerto Rican drug trade seeps into mainland US, Washington must act

Drug trafficking is at the root of most of the 1,136 homicides perpetrated in Puerto Rico in 2011, the highest number ever recorded, exceeding even Mexico's murder rate. The Puerto Rican government cannot manage this crisis alone. Washington must intervene.

Hunter S. Thompson's 'The Rum Diary': movie review

Johnny Depp plays a boozy American journalist in the style of Hunter S. Thompson in 'The Rum Diary.'

Hurricane Irene getting bigger, stronger

Hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane Monday. Forecasts show it will miss Florida, but Irene may grow as it moves toward the Carolinas.

Hurricane Irene strengthens, puts Bahamas in its sights

Hurricane Irene has strengthened and could become a Category 3 as it slams into Bahamas, Tuesday.

Hurricane Irene hammers Puerto Rico, where next?

Hurricane Irene is the first hurricane of 2011 season. Irene is heading for Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, and maybe Florida, say forecasters.

Aruba missing girl: Hunt continues for Robyn Gardner

The Aruba missing girl case focused on report that she disappeared while snorkeling. Aruba police have arrested her travel companion. American Natalee Holloway went missing in 2005 in Aruba too.

How well do you know Puerto Rico? A quiz

President Obama travels to San Juan, Puerto Rico on June 14, the first time a sitting US president has visited to the territory since 1961. In honor of Mr. Obama’s Puerto Rico visit, test your knowledge of the island with this quiz.

Why Nicaragua and Costa Rica are in a tense standoff over a remote swamp

Costa Rica and Nicaragua are at loggerheads over control of a remote island on the San Juan River. Google Maps and The Hague have been sucked into the dispute.

Earthquake supplies: Why Haiti may turn tide of cholera outbreak

Earthquake supplies brought into Haiti after the Jan. 12 quake include medical and sanitation supplies to stop or battle any cholera outbreak. Health officials in St. Marc saw a drop in cases Saturday.

Chile police hunt Dutchman Joran van der Sloot in Peru killing

Authorities were searching the country's dry, sparsely populated northern provinces for Joran van der Sloot.

Chile rocked by 8.8 magnitude earthquake; tsunami warnings issued

A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck south-central Chile early Saturday morning, killing at least 85 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami.

8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile -- tsunami warning issued

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Chile Saturday. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning.

American Airlines crash in Jamaica: no serious injuries

An American Airlines flight 331 from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway in Jamiaca. Some 44 people were taken to nearby hospitals but American Airlines said only two were admitted to the hospital, and nobody suffered life-threatening injuries.

Unemployed? Target the South with your job search.

Columbus, Ga. headlines a group of southern cities who forecast strong hiring in the first quarter of 2010.

America's worst commutes

From the legendary traffic snarls of New York City to the long routes taken by rural Pennsylvanians, here are America's worst commutes.

Medal of Honor to be awarded, only the sixth since 9/11

Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti was killed in a firefight in Afghanistan. He is the second service member to receive the military's highest honor for action in Afghanistan. But the award was given 246 times in Vietnam.

Did asteroids really do in the dinosaurs?

Two new studies challenge the current theory.

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