“Verity” (Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Releasing International) By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR Until this year, Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway had not appeared in a major studio film in nearly a decade. But when she returned, she did so in monumental fashion. Since April, Hathaway has starred in five major films, and after this past weekend’s success of “Verity,” she appears to be the first woman to have leading roles in three films that opened at No. 1 at the box office

Migrants wait on a beach for humanitarian assistance in Ceuta, Spain, Aug. 1, 2026. The decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain on Monday, Oct. 5, to call an early election came after months of escalating crises that have made it hard for him to govern. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times) By LARA JAKES The decision by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain on Monday to call an early election came after months of escalating crises that have made it hard for him to g

By LEO SANDS Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for their discoveries in neuroscience. The three scientists researched light-gated ion channels, a type of proteins, to establish the field of optogenetics, a pioneering technique that uses tiny lights to activate discrete groups of neurons in the brain, said Abdel El Manira, a member of the Nobel Committee that awarded the prize. The discovery has illumi

Attendees at the launch event for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s presidential reelection campaign in São Paulo, Aug. 2, 2026. Lula, the leftist incumbent, and Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger, face off in a race that could define the future of Latin America. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times) By ANA IONOVA and ADAM B. ELLICK Brazil’s heated presidential election was forced into a runoff on Sunday, according to election officials, with the right-wing challe

An inebriated Cornell University student yells profanities at the Chi Phi frat house as he walks by with friends early in the morning in Ithaca, N.Y., on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. As the weekend arrived, much of the nightlife in the upstate New York college town was subdued. But there were still some students looking to cut loose. (Lauren Petracca/The New York Times). By MAIA COLEMAN Weekend descended, somewhat reluctantly, on Cornell University. As the evening sun set on Ithac

Senate candidate Jon Husted delivers remarks as President Donald Trump listens during a campaign rally at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Trump offered his support for a bill that Husted has introduced to control energy costs, but he also said he supported data centers, a position that is at odds with the majority of Americans. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By KATIE ROGERS If President Donald Trump’s earlier political rallies felt like st

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – Como parte de su compromiso con impulsar el talento de artistas puertorriqueños, el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, anunció, junto al portavoz alterno de la mayoría parlamentaria, Wilson Román la apertura de la exhibición ‘El Mar, mi Refugio’ de reconocido buzo y pintor Héctor M. Ruiz. “Mi pintura nace de una relación íntima y vivencial con el mar, sus costas y las formas de vida que habitan bajo su superficie.

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El secretario de Educación, Eliezer Ramos Parés, reaccionó el lunes al paro de los transportistas escolares. “Reconocemos que existe una deuda pendiente con nuestros transportistas escolares y, precisamente por eso, el Departamento de Educación ha mantenido este asunto como una prioridad y ha estado trabajando de manera continua para lograr los desembolsos y liquidar las obligaciones pendientes. Durante los pasados meses hemos realizado pagos importan

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters after he met with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion in Manhattan, Sept. 21, 2026. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By LYDIA POLGREEN A few days before the leaders of the world streamed into the cavernous, marble-lined General Assembly Hall to deliver their speeches on the grave crises convulsing our combustible world, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani offered his own, somewhat surprising solution to the problem of ris

US stock index futures dipped on Monday, as technology stocks eased from record highs, while investors looked for fresh clues ‌on the monetary policy path with Treasury yields and oil prices still ‌elevated. Chip stocks were a drag in premarket trade, with Intel dropping more than 4%, while Micron Technology ​dipped 0.3%. Nvidia edged up 0.5%, having touched a record high on Friday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rose to fresh peaks in the prior session after weaker-than-expected jobs