Weapons taken from the suspect are displayed as Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks alongsideTodd Blanche, the acting attorney general, and FBI Director Kash Patel, third from left, during a news conference on the White House correspondents’ dinner attack at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Monday, April 27, 2026. The defendant, Cole Tomas Allen, faces two counts of federal gun crimes and one of attempting to assassinate President

Catherine D’Amato, the president and chief executive of the Greater Boston Food Bank, looks up a shelves of food at the facility in Boston, on April 22, 2026. Legislation and regulatory tweaks enacted over the past year have altered who is eligible, what recipients can buy and how much some receive in benefits, among other changes. (Sophie Park/The New York Times) By LINDA QIU President Donald Trump and his top officials have cast a sharp decrease in the number of food stamp

Firefighters Union President José Tirado By THE STAR STAFF The United Firefighters Union of Puerto Rico (SBUPR by its initials in Spanish) responded Monday to a report on the delivery of equipment and salary increases for firefighters, contending that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón is trying to claim credit for measures she did not initiate. The report stated that the government announced new equipment deliveries and salary adjustments intended to strengthen emergency response

By providing information to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the ACLU of Puerto Rico noted, the Transportation and Public Works secretary endangered immigrants who relied on a process created in 2013 that allowed them to obtain driver’s licenses and included assurances that information about immigration status would not be used for immigration purposes. (US DHS) By THE STAR STAFF The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico dismissed a request by the Puerto Rico Department of Tr

The Popular Democratic Party legislators’ demand adds to mounting political pressure around the handling of the Health Department’s internal findings and the Justice Department’s decision to archive the case involving the family secretary last fall. By THE STAR STAFF The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation in the island Senate called Monday for the immediate resignation of Family Secretary Suzanne Roig Fuertes, citing allegations that she used prior government posts to

Mayors Federation President Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez Both NPP & PDP mayors fear weakening of municipal autonomy By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Mayors Federation President Gabriel Hernández Rodríguez stated on Monday that the organization that groups New Progressive Party (NPP) mayors supports the reform to the permits system currently under review by the Legislative Assembly, but he made his support contingent upon the approval of 48 amendments designed to protect municipa

A 7-5 victory over Team Atlantic in the Double-A All-Star Game on Saturday in Cataño marked the fifth consecutive year of dominance for Team Caribe, which is composed of select players from the East, Southeast, Central and South sections. (Eileen Quintero) By THE STAR STAFF Team Caribe defeated Team Atlantic 7-5 on Saturday night in the traditional Double-A Superior Baseball League All-Star Game, held at Pedro “Perucho” Cepeda Stadium in Cataño. The game marked the fifth cons

Madison Kingdon, right, led a balanced Santurce offense with 16 points (14 attacks, a block and an ace). (Heriberto Rosario Rosa / FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Cangrejeras of Santurce defeated the Leonas of Ponce in straight sets at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium in Ponce on Saturday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) finals. The set scores were 25-15, 27-25 and 25-22. “It was a hard-fought match,

A memorial for victims from the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, which was struck by an American Tomahawk missile, in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, April 6, 2026. The families of more than a hundred children killed when a missile struck an elementary school in Iran have penned a letter of grief and gratitude to Pope Leo XIV, who has repeatedly criticized the loss of innocent lives in the war with Iran. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By ASHLEY AHN The families of