Puerto Rico swears in new governor days after major blackout hit island

Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island prepared for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territory days ago. González is a Republican who backs President-elect Donald Trump. Her pro-statehood New Progressive Party secured a historic third consecutive term after she won the Nov. 5 election. González has pledged to make stabilizing the island’s crumbling power grid a priority. Outages were still being reported on Thursday as crews tried to stabilize the grid following the blackout that hit early Tuesday. The outages left 1.3 million customers in the dark as Puerto Ricans prepared for New Year’s Eve.