BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Power was restored to nearly all electrical customers across Puerto Rico on Wednesday after a sweeping blackout plunged the U.S. territory into darkness on New Year’s Eve.

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico woke up in darkness on Tuesday morning, after a power grid failure left nearly all of the island without electricity. Around 90% of clients on the island were without power at 9 a.m. local time, according to energy distribution company Luma Energy's real-time portal. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse, though local media reported that a chain reaction began in the Guayanilla province on the southern coast. A spokesperson for power generator Genera told local TV station WAPA that there was...

TAYLOR, MI – A Michigan man thought he was the victim of an April Fools’ Day prank when he learned he won $100,000 in the lottery. Jeremiah Maher, 43, of Taylor matched four white balls and the Powerball – 19-24-40-42-56, PB: 23 – in the April 1 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $100,000. He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven, located at 20945 Ecorse Road in Taylor. “I looked at my numbers after the drawing and I thought...

PORTLAND, Maine — Of all the high school infielders the Red Sox have taken in the upper rounds of the draft over the last five years, Matthew Lugo is a bit of a forgotten man. Maybe it’s because Lugo is part of a brutal 2019 Red Sox draft class that has produced just two fringe major leaguers (Chris Murphy and Brandon Walter) in five years’ time. Maybe it’s because other infielders, like Nick Yorke, Marcelo Mayer, Mikey Romero, Nazzan Zanetello and Antonio Anderson have gotten more attention, having been drafted...

29-year-old mother who left children alone while on a cruise has done it before, court records show The mother's children are now in the custody of her sister, and the magistrate issued a protective order on Friday that prevents her from communicating with or being near her daughter and son. The mother's children are now in the custody of her sister, and the magistrate issued a protective order on Friday that prevents her from communicating with or being near her daughter and son. The mother's children are now in the...

Mom left her 6- and 8-year-old kids alone at their Memorial home to go on a cruise, records state A 29-year-old mother of two kids, 8 years old and younger, is accused of leaving them home alone in the Memorial area while she took a cruise. A 29-year-old mother of two kids, 8 years old and younger, is accused of leaving them home alone in the Memorial area while she took a cruise. A 29-year-old mother of two kids, 8 years old and younger, is accused of leaving them home...