PUERTO RICO

Are you lucky enough to beat odds of 292.2 million to 1? If so, more than $500 million may be yours after Wednesday's drawing.

A bug linked to malformations in Brazilian infants has now been diagnosed in the U.S. territory, health officials said.

The Wednesday announcement now opens the door to litigation from holders of the Caribbean island’s defaulted bonds.

The activist investor outbid the Japanese auto parts giant, agreeing to pay more than $1 billion for the auto repair chain.

Share prices closed lower for Thursday's holiday-shortened session, while oil prices moved up a little.

The U.S. Treasury secretary spoke Thursday ahead of a scheduled Jan. 5 hearing on Capitol Hill on the territory's financial crisis.

The measure, which is expected to be signed by U.S. President Barack Obama, provides for spending increases and $620 billion in tax breaks.

After an officer's rape conviction in Oklahoma, the Department of Justice announced new guidance Tuesday to prevent gender-biased police responses.

By the end of 2016, Medicaid, which covers 45 percent of Puerto Ricans, could burn through a one-time federal grant of $6.4 billion.

The retailer's Puerto Rico unit filed a lawsuit against the commonwealth over a new tax it claimed would lift its tax burden above 90 percent of operating income.

The power authority PREPA has reached a tentative debt restructuring deal with bond insurers, say sources familiar with the matter.

The commonwealth made its December debt payment, but it owes nearly $1 billion in January.

Politicians, labor representatives and other leaders were set to gather in Washington Wednesday to demand Congress take action on Puerto Rico's debt crisis.

The Florida senator's seat on the foreign relations committee could pay off for one of his big backers.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 started life as a comet.

The cargo ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle on Oct.1 as Hurricane Joaquin battered the Bahamas.

El Faro disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle as 155 mph winds from Hurricane Joaquin churned the sea.

Asteroid 2015 TB145 is estimated to measure about 1,300 feet across.

The White House released a statement Wednesday urging Congress to take action in diverting Puerto Rico from a financial disaster.

An unusual star called KIC 8462852 sparks theories and curiosity among amateur astronomers and experts.

As many as 1 million people will party in a parade up New York's Fifth Avenue Sunday.