An aerial view of the Dali container ship with a collapsed section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge across its bow after it collided with the bridge early Tuesday morning in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. At a hearing on the crash that led to the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore, investigators said the six construction workers might have survived if the police had warned them in time. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON The tiny band on a

The Department of Education building in Washington, Nov. 13, 2025. The Trump administration announced on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 20925, an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department, ending the agency’s role in supporting academics at elementary and high schools and in expanding access to college. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By MICHAEL C. BENDER The Trump administration earlier this week announced an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Depa

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s government procurement process is facing renewed scrutiny after the federally appointed Financial Oversight and Management Board flagged systemic flaws that undermine transparency and market competition. The oversight board’s latest report to Congress cites outdated practices, weak controls, and a lack of professional training as key obstacles to fiscal responsibility. According to the report, many agencies still rely on paper-based procurement

The Financial Oversight and Management Board, in its recent report to Congress, cautions that without robust fiscal guardrails, Puerto Rico risks reverting to the chronic deficits that previously contributed to its financial crisis. By THE STAR STAFF Although the Financial Oversight and Management Board is winding down its supervision over Puerto Rico’s finances, officials have cautioned that, without robust fiscal guardrails, the island risks reverting to the chronic deficit

Fourth-year students at Josefa del Río Guerrero High School in Morovis engaged with writer Mayra Santos Febres in an exercise on “how to express feelings and transform them into creative writing,” as the author explained it. (Israel Morales) By THE STAR STAFF Writer Mayra Santos Febres appeared before fourth-year students at Josefa del Río Guerrero High School in Morovis this week to talk about the art of writing, and tell them about her most recent publication “La Otra Julia

A Parcelas Suárez community leader made an urgent appeal to the island government to take immediate and coordinated action after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved coastal erosion mitigation work in the Loíza neighborhood. (Israel Morales) By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has approved coastal erosion mitigation work on 10th Street in the Parcelas Suárez community, Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes announced Wednesday. “Initially, we will focus

By THE STAR STAFF The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an uncommon international security notice for the San Juan Flight Information Region (TJZS), which includes Puerto Rico and surrounding Caribbean areas. The advisory warns of a “potentially hazardous situation” in the region’s airspace. Designated as NOTAM KICZ A0010/25, the alert urges all civilian aircraft to exercise “extreme caution” due to a sharp rise in “state aircraft operations.” The notice t

Justice Secretary Lourdes Gómez Torres, right, said cases handled by the Specialized Unit for Elder Abuse cannot be dismissed due to lack of interest on the part of the victim and will require the presence of a prosecutor at all procedural stages. (Facebook via Jenniffer González Colón) By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón announced Wednesday the creation of the Specialized Unit for Elder Abuse, a structure that will operate in all 13 prosecutor’s offices to addres