The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sails in the Ionian Sea, July 29, 2025. The carrier arrived in the Caribbean on Tuesday. By ERIC SCHMITT The Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, moved into the Caribbean region on Tuesday, adding to the capability of the United States to strike boats suspected of carrying drugs or targets on land in Venezuela as the Trump administration weighs further military steps a

Wall Street stocks were mixed on Tuesday, with Nvidia and other artificial intelligence-related companies falling on renewed concerns about elevated valuations, while markets monitored progress toward ending the longest U.S. government shutdown. Adding to jitters about AI-related stocks that have fueled the market’s rally in recent years, Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group disclosed its sale of Nvidia shares for $5.8 billion. The stock dropped 2.3%. Nvidia-backed Cor

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductee Cyndi Lauper in New York, May 20, 2024. (Thea Traff/The New York Times) By BRIAN RAFTERY The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has long been known as boomer mecca, where musicians of the ’60s and ’70s are feted and lionized. But its 2025 induction ceremony made one thing clear: Now, it’s Gen X’s time. The concert-slash-coronation, which took place Saturday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, honored several acts whose careers started

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – La Oficina de la Procuradora de las Mujeres (OPM), liderada por la Lcda. Astrid Piñeiro Vázquez, se une a la campaña mundial de los 16 Días de Activismo contra la Violencia de Género, que se celebra del 25 de noviembre, Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, al 10 de diciembre, Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos. “Es fundamental que todos nos unamos en esta lucha. La violencia de género no solo afecta a las mujer

Bad Bunny on stage during his residency at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Aug. 9, 2025. Is Bad Bunny’s comparison of Puerto Rico and Hawaii in his song “Hawaii” an apt one? Contributing columnist Gregorio Igartúa has his doubts. (Amy Lombard/The New York Times) By GREGORIO IGARTÚA Special to The STAR In his song “Hawaii,” singer Bad Bunny presents a misleading narrative about the historical relationship between Hawaii and the United States. He als

Rudy Giuliani, seated, a former New York City mayor and lawyer for President Donald Trump, shares a laugh with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, at a commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2025. (Vincent Alban/The New York Times) By ALAN FEUER and GLENN THRUSH President Donald Trump has granted pardons to his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and a wide array of other people accused of trying to overturn the results of the

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. The end to the longest U.S. government shutdown ever was in sight on Monday, the day after eight senators who caucus with Democrats broke ranks and provided the votes to advance a plan to fund most federal agencies through January. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By CATIE EDMONDSON The Senate passed legislation Monday night to end the nation’s longest g

By THE STAR STAFF LUMA Energy, the private operator of the island’s electrical grid, has awarded a $75 million contract to Quanta Services Solutions PR LLC -- a subsidiary of one of its parent companies -- for the replacement and repair of Puerto Rico’s street lighting infrastructure, according to a recent document issued by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico. The contract, which stems from a competitive procurement process (3PPO-0328-08-DP) conducte