Pending legislation in Puerto Rico would limit the use of short-term rentals in residential areas to 30 percent of the property, a move that an Airbnb official characterized as a "defacto prohibition.

Authorities accused the woman of fleeing Puerto Rico after the Jan. 2 fire that left four businesses inoperable.

A small hotel and restaurant were among the businesses set on fire last week in the coastal town of Cabo Rojo, forcing people ...