Puerto Rico fell to Mexico 3-1 in Sunday’s fifth-place match of the Girls’ U17 Pan American Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (NORCECA) By THE STAR STAFF A lthough Puerto Rico fell to Mexico 3-1 (16-25, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-12) in the fifth-place match of the Girls’ U17 Pan American Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the island squad left a positive impression following a dominant start and standout individual performances that reflected the group’s potential. Team Puerto Rico began wi

Nicholas Snyder won the men’s championship at this past weekend’s National Tennis Championship in Guaynabo, defeating defending champion Luca Hotze Martínez in the final, 6-4, 6-2. By THE STAR STAFF Nicholas Snyder and Lauren Kettlewell were crowned champions of the 2026 National Tennis Championship in Guaynabo on Saturday. “Throughout the entire week, we witnessed high-level tennis and extraordinary participation from players across the island,” said Dr. William Micheo, pres

Juncos’ Xeana Kamalani pitched three innings, recording four strikeouts, to earn the victory in the opening game of a doubleheader sweep. By THE STAR STAFF The Valencianas of Juncos, the Prodigiosas of Sabana Grande and the Leonas of Ponce all opened the Women’s Softball Premier League (LPSF by its initials in Spanish) season with victories. Juncos swept a doubleheader against the Costaneras of Guánica with scores of 10-0 and 11-1 at Felipe Díaz Park in Juncos. In the first g

The Maratonistas of Coamo defeated the Peces Voladores of Salinas 7-2 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the Double-A South section finals with their eighth straight victory going back to the regular season. San Sebastián downs Hormigueros in 11 innings in Northwest By THE STAR STAFF The Maratonistas of Coamo and the Patrulleros of San Sebastián won their respective sectional finals games on Sunday as Superior Double-A Baseball League postseason play continued. Coamo defeated th

In a photo from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the annual meeting for the society in Chicago, May 31, 2025. One of the conference’s coveted headliners this year was a presentation of a clinical trial conducted only in China. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/ASCO via The New York Times) By REBECCA ROBBINS and GINA KOLATA For decades, an annual gathering of oncologists has featured drug trials that were run mainly at American and European hospitals. But at this year’s meeting,

Leftist Iván Cepeda, presidential candidate from the Pacto Historico party, speaks at an election-night gathering after the first round of Colombia’s presidential election in Bogotá, Colombia, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL, GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ Colombia’s heated presidential election headed to a runoff Sunday, preliminary official results showed, as a far-right candidate advanced in what could herald anoth

By DAVID PIERSON A spokesperson for Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, criticized Beijing for expelling a New York Times reporter from China in response to Lai’s appearance by video at a Times DealBook summit in New York in December. The reporter, Vivian Wang, who was based in Beijing, was expelled in February. She was not involved in the DealBook conference, an annual event that features prominent executives and politicians. Chinese officials had complained for months about W

Local residents flee the suburbs south of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israel warned the area would be targeted with attacks on Monday morning, June 1, 2026. For many, urgently leaving the area, known as the Dahiyeh, has become a well-worn routine. (Daniel Berehulak /The New York Times) By AARON BOXERMAN, CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM and JOE RENNISON Halting efforts at diplomacy in the Middle East came under new strain Monday, as Israel and Iran threatened to escalate military action in the

Wall Street ⁠stocks ⁠posted modest gains on Monday as investors ⁠watched developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the unveiling of a new computer chip ​that promises to bring artificial intelligence to personal computing. Tech shares boosted the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to their latest in a series ‌of record closing highs. U.S. President Donald Trump ‌said talks with Iran continue. Earlier, Iran’s news agency announced Tehran is halting indirect negotiations wi

By MIGUEL SALAZAR A selection of summaries from The New York Times Book Review: SUPERBLOOM: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart, by Nicholas Carr. (Norton. 272 pages. $19.99.) “Social media is not successful because it goes against our instincts and desires,” Carr writes. “It’s successful because it gives us what we want.” His jeremiad lays some blame with tech companies that feed us digital junk food and draw us deeper into our feeds by pushing content that whips up