The Caribbean island’s cuisine combines African, Indigenous and Spanish influences to create dishes of distinction.

Three events made Monday, June 16, 2025, a sobering moment for me. On that day, back in 1976, news filtered that the killer ...

Since 1898, the United States has had dominion over Puerto Rico following the Spanish-American War underneath the Treaty of Paris, maintaining it as a colony. As a United States (U.S) territory since ...

- A Puerto Rican lawyer based in the U.S. capital has proposed President Donald Trump to create a task force to put Puerto Rico’s independence on track and, at the very least, amend the Treaty ...

This episode contributed to the outbreak of the Spanish-Cuban-American War, which ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1898) and Spain ceding ownership of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 6, 1899, a peace treaty between the United States and Spain was ratified by the U.S. Senate; the treaty ended the ...

Donald Trump, your bold recent comments about Canada becoming the 51st State, American acquisition of Greenland, and the reacquisition of the Panama Canal Zone have received a lot of attention and ...

The United States acquired Guam and Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War in 1898, where the U.S. victory forced Spain to give up control of these territories through the Treaty of Paris ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens. They vote in US presidential ...

December 10, 1898 – With the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Spain cedes Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States. The island is named “Porto Rico” in the treaty.

On This Day: The 1898 Treaty of Paris. On December 10, 1898, ... Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United states under the treaty and the Philippines were purchased by the U.S. for $20 million.

On Dec. 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was signed, which ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States. They got the Philippines to the tune of $20 million.