Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight ​into the strength of corporate profits and the path of interest rates, two factors influencing the market’s rally. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab hit an all-time ‌closing high, its first since mid-August. Its year-to-date gain has swelled to more than 14%. Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report, perhaps the most closely

CODEPOLA also questioned the information’s value during an intervention, noting that a valid license does notindicate whether someone is armed or replace the safety protocols officers must follow during each stop. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Corporation for the Defense of Licensed Firearm Holders (CODEPOLA) has come out against a proposed House measure that would allow police officers to check, during routine traffic stops, whether a driver holds a valid firearms licens

Juan F. Medina Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez Campus. By THE STAR STAFF Juan F. Medina Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico’s Mayagüez Campus (RUM), has been awarded the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, a distinction reserved for early‑career faculty poised to become leaders in

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced the opening of ASTRE, a scientific incubator at the University of Puerto Rico’s Center for Molecular Sciences, and an additional $4 million for a technology transfer center to advance research andcommercialization. By THE STAR STAFF A new scientific incubator featuring seven laboratories and four cleanrooms opened at the University of Puerto Rico’s Center for Molecular Sciences, while the government allocated an additional $4 million to

Puerto Rico’s proposed Permitting Code seeks to cut bureaucratic red tape, speed up approvals and streamline the process for businesses and developers. By THE STAR STAFF For decades, the primary engine of Puerto Rico’s economy has choked on a single, notorious bottleneck: bureaucratic red tape. Entrepreneurs seeking to open small storefronts, commercial developers attempting to break ground on housing projects, and multinational firms expanding operations faced a labyrinthine

By THE STAR STAFF Governor Jenniffer González Colón on Sunday enacted four new laws and one joint resolution, while issuing a veto on Senate Bill 759, a measure authored by Sen. Héctor Joaquín Sánchez that sought to shift regulatory power over Category 3 driving schools exclusively to the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTOP). The vetoed bill proposed amending Article 17.02 of Puerto Rico’s Vehicles and Traffic Act to grant DTOP sole authority to regulate and i

Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gómez, affectionately known as the “Niño de Las Monjas,” cemented his place among boxing’s all-time greats with one of the most remarkable reigns in super bantamweight history: 17 consecutive world title defenses, allwon by knockout—a global record that still stands. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico has lost one of its most celebrated sports figures with the death of Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gómez, the three‑division world champion whose explosive punching power and

Gianni Infantino during Argentina vs Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final (Bryan Berlin - WIKIPEDIA) By TAROIQ PANJA In the lead up to the World Cup, FIFA officials faced some unwelcome news. Legal officials at FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, had privately determined that Congo was fielding an ineligible player, according to internal documents and correspondence reviewed by The New York Times and to a top official who was directly involved with the case, who spoke on t