A view of the border fence separating Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa, from Fnideq, Morocco, Aug. 2, 2026. Moroccan migrants described their despair at their economic future, explaining what propelled them across the border with Spain. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times) By BEN HUBBARD and AIDA ALAMI When King Mohammed VI of Morocco addressed his people Wednesday to commemorate his 27th year on the throne, he spoke hopefully of his North African natio

President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One in Morristown, N.J., July 31, 2026. By expanding the arena of fighting in the region, experts say, Tehran sent a warning about the dangers of a widening war. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) By ERIKA SOLOMON When President Donald Trump appeared to back down once again from a threatened military escalation against Tehran, he offered fresh fodder to the narrative Iranian officials are eager to promote: They are not the ones

U.S. stocks kicked off ⁠August ⁠on a strong note to send the Dow ⁠Industrials to a closing record high, as signs of de-escalating U.S.-Iran tensions pulled down oil prices and Treasury yields ​in a busy week for earnings and economic data. Crude prices settled down about 5% after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that talks with Iran to reopen the ‌Strait of Hormuz would take place on Monday, ‌though Iran disputed that talks were planned. The drop in oil prices helpe

Five days before “The Odyssey” had its premiere, scholar Emily Wilson, appearing on a July 12 episode of “The Daily,” the podcast of The New York Times, said she was “pumped” to see how the tale played out on the big screen. After she saw the movie, Wilson wrote that Christopher Nolan’s adaptation lacked many of the elements that made Homer’s epic poem great. (Universal Pictures) By NEIL VIGDOR As Christopher Nolan’s epic “The Odyssey” closes in on $1 billion in ticket sales

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – La delegación del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) en el Senado emplazó el lunes a la gobernadora Jenniffer González a explicar cómo su administración justifica la continuación del proceso de permisos para el megaproyecto Esencia, en Cabo Rojo, cuando el propio Gobierno reconoce la posibilidad de declarar una emergencia por insuficiencia de agua en Puerto Rico. Los senadores señalaron que la reciente aprobación de la Consulta de Ubicac

POR EL STAR STAFF EL CAPITOLIO – El representante por el Distrito #9 (Toa Alta y Bayamón), Félix Pacheco, solicitó el lunes declarar como proyecto prioritario el dragado del embalse La Plata en el municipio de Toa Alta. “Conocemos el compromiso de nuestra Gobernadora con mejorar y modernizar un sistema que por décadas no se había atendido como se supone. Con la Orden Ejecutiva 2026-035, que declara una emergencia por agua, esto debido a la histórica sequía que atraviesa Puert

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Washington, on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times) By DAVID FRENCH The only thing worse than President Donald Trump starting an unconstitutional war is Trump losing control of that war. On Wednesday, NBC News reported that Trump “erupted” at members of his national security team over the Iran war. According to the report, his advisers can’t agree on a path forward. But how could t

Christine and Bryan Farris hug after all of their belongings burned from the Old Trail wildfire in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. Hundreds of structures were destroyed and thousands of people in Spokane County, Wash., remained under evacuation orders on Sunday as firefighters continued their efforts to knock back and control several blazes in the area. (John Stember/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA MORALES In what authorities have described as the largest natural di

A student posts up drawings at the Head Start program for gifted kindergartners in New York, July 16, 2010. The Trump administration is preparing a major rollback of federal requirements for Head Start, a change that supporters of the child care program fear could gut its longstanding antipoverty mission. (Yana Paskova/The New York Times) By CORAL DAVENPORT The Trump administration is preparing a major rollback of federal requirements for Head Start, a change that supporters

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón on Monday enacted four new laws aimed at improving access to health services, protecting minors from sexual abuse, modernizing digital identity rights, and reinforcing safeguards against sexual harassment in Puerto Rico’s sports sector. The measures, signed at La Fortaleza, reflect a broad policy push touching on patient rights, emerging technologies, child welfare, and accountability within athleti