Cafeteros of Yauco setter Kevin Rodríguez Cintrón was the runaway winner of Setter of the Year honors in the Men’s Superior Volleyball League, receiving 107 votes. By THE STAR STAFF Cafeteros of Yauco setter Kevin Rodríguez Cintrón was again selected as the “Setter of the Year” for the 2025 season of the Puerto Rican Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials in Spanish) on Saturday after overwhelmingly dominating the voting in the Federation’s Annual Awards. Rodr

The Ponce Lions held off the Carolina Giants on Saturday to advance to the Puerto Rico winter league baseball finals, where they’ll face the Santurce Crabbers for the first time in five-plus decades. By THE STAR STAFF The Ponce Lions and the Santurce Crabbers will face each other in the Puerto Rico winter league baseball finals for the first time since 1973. Ponce defeated the Carolina Giants 4-3 and Santurce topped the Caguas Criollos 6-1 on Saturday to wrap up their respect

Secretary of Health and Human Service Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks about new dietary guidelines during a briefing for reporters at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. In a striking reversal of past nutrition guidance, the Trump administration released new dietary guidelines that flip the food pyramid on its head, putting steak, cheese and whole milk near the top. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By ALICE CALLAHAN and DANI BLUM In a striking reversal of pas

Patrons dine outside at Jeanie’s in Cozumel, Mexico, in November 2025. The west coast has the calm sea, sunsets and, along San Miguel’s waterfront, restaurants and bars with stunning views. (Tony Cenicola/The New York Times) By PATRICK SCOTT It may be surprising that Cozumel, the 30-mile-long island just off Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula that is one of the world’s busiest cruise ship destinations, can still feel comfortably uncrowded, peaceful and even wild. Go beyond the someti

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, BRIAN O’KEEFE, BERNHARD WARNER, SARAH KESSLER, MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED and NIKO GALLOGLY Exxon Mobil has a long history of drilling in challenging environments. The largest U.S. oil company will go almost anywhere to extract hydrocarbons if it can manage the risk and make the numbers work. Exxon pumps crude in the deep water off the coast of Guyana and has invested some $19 billion to produce natural gas on the island nation of Papua New Guinea. But at

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez of Venezuela arrives to be sworn in as interim leader in Caracas, on Monday Jan. 5, 2026. Rodríguez got American help with the return of an oil tanker linked to one of her political rivals that had left the country without authorization. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times) By ANATOLY KURMANAEV and CHRISTIAAN TRIEBERT The government of Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, enlisted U.S. military support to return an oil tanker that left

President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran at a news conference in Tehran, Iran on Sept. 16, 2024. President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed sympathy for protesters’ economic pain, but said the state must respond to “rioters.” Rights groups reported a big spike in the death toll. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By ERIKA SOLOMON and SANAM MAHOOZI Faced with surging anti-government protests, Iran’s president vowed to address economic grievances but showed no signs of backing off a ha

U.S. stocks have kicked off 2026 on a strong note, but could face turbulence in the coming days with the start of corporate earnings season, fresh inflation data and rising geopolitical uncertainty. The S&P 500 (.SPX), s up nearly 2% already in January, on the heels of the benchmark index in 2025 closing out its third straight year of double-digit percentage gains. Stocks jumped on Friday after mixed jobs data that saw traders maintain expectations for more interest rate cuts