Puerto Ricans march in May Day strike as debt deadline nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of protesters blocked roads in Puerto Rico’s capital Monday as May Day demonstrators angered by a decade-long economic crisis marched against looming austerity measures and demanded an audit to identify those responsible for running up a $70 billion public debt load.
Demonstrators wearing black T-shirts banged large wooden placards painted with a black Puerto Rican flag against the ground as they headed toward the U.S. territory’s financia