Redacción EDITORIAL SEMANA redaccion@periodicolasemana.net En una noche que resaltó la tradición, la música en vivo, las luces y una hermosa decoración navideña, el Hospital Pavia Caguas celebró su esperado Encendido Criollo. La comunidad se congregó para presenciar el inicio oficial de la temporada festiva en las instalaciones del hospital. El evento fue animado por el reconocido y querido ex Menudo, Johnny Lozada, cuya energía y carisma mantuvieron a los presentes cautivado

The Team Puerto Rico preliminary 35-player roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic was submitted to Major League Baseball this week. The final roster of 30 players must be submitted to MLB by Feb. 3. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation earlier this week submitted its 35-player preliminary roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic, a requirement of Major League Baseball as part of the national team selection process. The roster will not be made public unt

Fans cheer for Spain at Circulo Espanol during the World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands in New York, July 11, 2010. Spain that year became the eighth country to win the World Cup (by beating the Netherlands 1-0 at Soccer City in Johannesburg), and is one of the favorites to win next year’s World Cup, which starts in June. (Marcus Yam/The New York Times) By JACK LANG / THE ATHLETIC The 2026 World Cup, once a dot on the horizon, starts to come into full view this w

Selecting the right bottle to bring to a party is never easy. (Gwen Keraval/The New York Times) By ERIC ASIMOV Every year around now, we test the proposition that it’s better to give than to receive. The challenge is what to give. For those who enjoy wine or other alcoholic beverages, the answer is often a bottle. But not always, and choosing a bottle is not simple. Cost is important, as is the nature of the event, your relationship to the recipient and their interests. Somet

At MIT, a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. (Rune Fisker/The New York Times) By NATASHA SINGER Artificial intelligence is the hot new college major. This semester, more than 3,000 students enrolled in a new college of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity at the University of South Florida in Tampa. At the University of California, San Diego, 150 first-year students signed up for a new AI m

By KENNETH P. VOGEL, DAVID C. ADAMS and JACK NICAS President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager assisted the campaign of a right-wing Honduran presidential candidate who was endorsed by the American president and is now in a razor-thin contest to win the election. Brad Parscale, who ran Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign until he was replaced less than four months before the election, worked with consultants who helped run Nasry Asfura’s presidential campaign before last Su

Ana Mostazo, left, wearing a shirt of the “Christian Warriors of El Cid” association, in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 9, 2025. Spain’s government presents its migrant policy as an alternative to the Trump administration’s crackdowns, welcoming many people from former colonies — but migrant activists say that open-arm policy does not extend to those arriving on boats from Africa. (Michael Robinson Chávez/The New York Times) By JASON HOROWITZ In the Roots of My Town restaurant on Spai

U.S. stocks held near the unchanged mark on Thursday, as investors digested a batch of economic data, including a report on the labor market, as expectations remained elevated for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week. With the November payrolls report scheduled for after the Fed’s December meeting due to the extended government shutdown, market participants have looked to secondary indicators that have given a mixed view of the labor market. A Labor Department report