POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – La Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (Sagrado) revalidó por quinta ocasión la Clasificación Carnegie de Compromiso Comunitario. Esta distinción, que otorgan el Consejo Americano de Educación (American Council on Education, ACE) y la Fundación Carnegie para el Avance de la Educación, reconoce el compromiso institucional de la Universidad con una educación que integra el aprendizaje basado en el servicio, el civismo, el liderazgo y las alianzas comuni

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – Representantes de seis entidades claves en Puerto Rico firmaron un acuerdo colaborativo interagencial y multisectorial para la implantación de la Ley 85-2018, estableciendo así un marco sólido para integrar la educación financiera como componente esencial en el currículo de las escuelas públicas del país. Este histórico acuerdo sella el compromiso conjunto de la Cámara de Comercio de Puerto Rico (CCPR), el Departamento de Educación, la Corporación

In an undated image provided by National Nuclear Security Administration, a shaft at the Nevada test site being prepared for an underground nuclear test in the early 1990s. (National Nuclear Security Administration via The New York Times)  By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The world is entering a dangerous new nuclear age. This month, the New START treaty between the United States and Russia — the last major restraint on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals — expired. In its place,

he Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco on July 17, 1984. His 50-minute speech was perhaps the emotional high point of the party’s doomed campaign against Ronald Reagan. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times) By NEIL VIGDOR Millions of Democrats cast primary votes for him, envisioning him as America’s first Black president. Along the way, there would be convention keynote speeches and, at times, self-inflicted controversy for the Rev.

President Donald Trump speaks during announcement on greenhouse gas regulation in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government’s legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By KAREN ZRAICK When the T

The home page of the new digital dashboard for the Puerto Rico Violent Deaths Reporting System. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced on Tuesday the official launch of the digital platform for the Puerto Rico Violent Deaths Reporting System (PRVDRS). The new public and interactive tool facilitates transparent and timely access to data on violent deaths in Puerto Ric

Rep. Elinette González Aguayo, chairwoman of the Committee on Natural Resources in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives By THE STAR STAFF The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) has endorsed House Bill 908, a measure that would impose fines of up to $5,000 on boaters who disregard official warnings during emergency conditions and continue operating recreational vessels or similar vehicles. During a public hearing Tuesday before the Committee on Natura

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, seated at center left, said at a press conference that her housing secretary, who has faced a wave of scrutiny following allegations tied to a family‑owned vehicle inspection center in Yabucoa, “is doing an excellent job,” emphasizing that under Ciary Pérez Peña’s leadership the agency has safeguarded federal funding and strengthened oversight of key programs. By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Tuesday reaffirmed her confidence i