Team Puerto Rico clinched a promotion to Davis Cup Group II after going 4-1 in the Americas Group III series in San José, Costa Rica, placing second overall with 12 victories against three losses across singles and doubles matches. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s national men’s tennis team earned promotion to Davis Cup Group II on Sunday, defeating Barbados 2-1 on the final day of the Americas Group III series in San José, Costa Rica. Puerto Rico clinched the promotion going

Elliana Zellien allowed one earned run in five innings and Humacao’s offense did the rest as the Grises earned a doubleheader split against two-time defending champion Cidra on Sunday. By THE STAR STAFF The Bravas of Cidra, Grises of Humacao, Caribeñas of Salinas, Leonas of Ponce and Valencianas of Juncos all notched victories on Sunday in the Women’s Premier Softball League. The Grises pulled off the biggest surprise of the day by splitting a doubleheader with the two-time d

The Vaqueros ended the Atléticos’ five-game winning streak with a lopsided victory at Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón on Sunday night. Criollos hold off Capitanes in Arecibo By THE STAR STAFF The Vaqueros of Bayamón defeated the Atléticos of San Germán 86-57 in the second and final regular-season matchup between the two teams on Sunday, ending the Atléticos’ five-game winning streak and tying their head-to-head series at one win apiece. With the victory at Rubén Rodríguez

Protesters opposed to Elon Musk gather outside the headquarters of JPMorgan Chase in midtown Manhattan to mark the initial public offering of SpaceX on Friday, June 12, 2026. As Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses. (Andres Kudacki/The New York Times) By BEN CASSELMAN Two events from the last week help crystallize this strange, contradictory moment for the U.S. economy. On Wednesday, the Bureau o

A view of verdant hills and farmland in Corban, Switzerland, on Oct. 28, 2025. Swiss voters have defeated a nationwide ballot initiative to limit the population to 10 million people, rejecting what would have been one of the most drastic measures taken by a European country to stem the arrival of new immigrants. (Lea Meienberg/The New York Times) By JIM TANKERSLEY Swiss voters defeated a nationwide ballot initiative Sunday to limit the population to 10 million people. The vot

In an image from Vantor, the Natanz nuclear complex in Iran, March 7, 2026. President Donald Trump said Iran had promised to suspend enriching uranium in the agreement he reached to end the war he started, but it is unclear for how long. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Technologies via The New York Times) By LEO SANDS The United States and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to cease hostilities for 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, paving the way to future talks t

Stocks of crude ⁠oil ⁠in the U.S. Strategic ⁠Petroleum Reserve fell to 340.3 million barrels, the lowest level since ​1983, according to data from the Department of Energy on Monday, signaling tight supplies just ‌as the U.S. and Iran ‌agree on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of ⁠Hormuz. Inventories in ⁠the government’s emergency stash fell by 8.9 million barrels, the third ​steepest draw on record. The drawdowns are a part of a U.S. agreement to loan 172 million b

There’s a lot going on in “Disclosure Day,” story-wise and otherwise, but its maximalism is coherent and strategic. (Universal Pictures) By MANOHLA DARGIS Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” is one of those movies that sweeps you up from the start and rarely lets you down. A rollicking science-fiction adventure, it finds Spielberg revisiting a genre that he has populated with charming and horrifying extraterrestrials, genetically engineered dinosaurs and plugged-in psychics,

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – Dos personas murieron y dos resultaron con heridas de gravedad en accidentes de tránsito reportados durante el fin de semana en Lares, Cidra y Las Piedras. En Lares, José Feliciano Ortiz, de 32 años y residente de Yauco, falleció luego de perder el control de una motora Honda CR-250R de 1996 en la carretera PR-431, kilómetro 12.7, del barrio Prieto. Según la investigación, el conductor salió expulsado y cayó en una zanja. Mientras, en Cidra, Emanuel

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El director administrativo de los Tribunales, Sigfrido Steidel Figueroa, alertó el lunes sobre una modalidad de fraude en la que se envían citaciones judiciales falsas mediante mensajes de texto o correos electrónicos con enlaces fraudulentos. Según el Poder Judicial, los mensajes solicitan a las personas entrar a un enlace para coordinar una supuesta citación a una vista judicial por multas de tránsito pendientes. La comunicación fraudulenta incluye