News of the day from around the nation, Feb. 16

1 Power emergency: A federal control board urgently sought a $300 million loan for Puerto Rico’s power company on Friday after a judge rejected a previous $1 billion loan request despite warnings the U.S. territory would have to start rationing electricity. The latest request comes as nearly 400,000 power customers across the island remain in the dark more than five months after Hurricane Maria hit the island, causing the longest blackout in U.S. history. The board filed the scaled-back request and said Puerto Rico will have to reduce power generation and personnel if it does not obtain the funds by Feb. 20.