Ferran Torres (7) of Spain kicks the ball as Nicolás Otamendi (19) of Argentina runs after him during the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Torres scored a goal in extra time (106th minute) to break a 0-0 deadlock and deliver the FIFA World Cup Trophy to Spain. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) Quarterfinals Thursday, July 9 France 2, Morocco 0 Friday, July 10 Spain 2, Belgium 1 Saturday, July 11 England 2, Norwa

Jalen Crutcher led the way with 29 points, six rebounds and eight assists as the Leones of Ponce eliminated the Atléticos of San Germán in Game 5 of the National Superior Basketball Conference B semifinals with a 100-86 road victory on Saturday night. Criollos one win away from advancing in Conference A By THE STAR STAFF The Leones of Ponce qualified for the National Superior Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) Conference B finals on Saturday night by defeating the ho

Prodigiosas of Sabana Grande starter Morgan Smith struck out 10 and allowed just two hits to earn a seven-inning shutout victory over the Valencianas of Juncos on Saturday. By THE STAR STAFF The Prodigiosas of Sabana Grande defeated the Valencianas of Juncos 3-0 on Saturday night at Quintín Hernández Park in Sabana Grande. The Prodigiosas tied the series at one win apiece with the home field victory. Sabana Grande took control in the first inning when Colby McClinton hit a do

The Pescadores del Plata beat the defending champion Mulos of Juncos 9-0 on Saturday to move within one victory of the Superior Double-A Baseball League finals. (Aldwin Santiago) By THE STAR STAFF The Pescadores del Plata of Comerío and the Azucareros of Yabucoa were winners on Saturday, moving closer to the Puerto Rico Superior Double-A Baseball League championship series. Both teams won on the road to take a 3-1 lead in their respective semifinal series, pushing the defendi

Iceberg lettuce is harvested at a farm near Yuma, Ariz., on March 6, 2012. A recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis has been linked to iceberg lettuce that Taylor Farms supplied to Taco Bell. (Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA JEWETT and JULIE CRESWELL Grocers and retailers rushed to pull products containing iceberg lettuce off shelves on Saturday, as Taylor Farms issued a recall, notifying customers that lettuce shipped to 27 states may have been contaminated. The

By LEILY NIKOUNAZAR U.S. airstrikes targeting parts of southern Iran rattled Iranians’ nerves last week, they said in interviews, and destroyed key links between one province and the rest of the country. Marzieh, a resident of the port city of Bandar Abbas, said that she had heard from friends that the roads around the city had been “devastated.” Marzieh and other Iranians interviewed gave only their first names for fear of government reprisal. Overnight strikes damaged a tun

Premier Doug Ford of Ontario after a news conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Out-of-control wildfires in Ontario continued to force evacuations and affect major cities in Canada and the United States on Saturday as the province’s leader made his first visit near the devastated area. (Cole Burston/The New York Times) By THE NEW YORK TIMES Wildfires in Canada have cast smoke across a swath of the country and the United States, polluting the

By MITRA TAJ Six people were killed and at least 20 were injured by an earthquake that hit the central highland region of Peru, authorities said Sunday. The quake struck in the Junín region, near the rural district of Chongos Bajos, at 9:24 p.m. Saturday, damaging or destroying dozens of houses and forcing about 300 people to take refuge in a sports stadium because of aftershocks, according to Peru’s National Institute of Civil Defense. The quake also damaged the town’s 16th-

People inspect the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike, which killed five, including three children, that targeted a residential apartment building in Gaza City, on July 18, 2026. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times) By AARON BOXERMAN, YAN ZHUAN, HARI RAJ and ERIC SCHMITT The U.S. military announced Sunday that another service member had been killed in action, bringing the number of American military personnel who have died in the conflict with Iran to 17, as the two sides edged

U.S. corporate earnings season gathers steam in the coming week as Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Intel (INTC.O), are set to offer updates that could sway the market-leading AI ​trade amid high profit expectations and uncertainty over the Iran war. The S&P 500 (.SPX), skidded on Friday to post a weekly decline, dragged down by a ‌steep pullback in high-flying semiconductor shares. Still, the benchmark S&P 500 remained up about 9% in 2026, and stood 2% below its early June record hig