A mariachi band, Mariachi Sol de Acapulco, plays a tribute song to the Mexican singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel in front of his portrait at a restaurant, in Mexico City, Aug. 29, 2016. (Brett Gundlock/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL They had come on planes and buses, in pedicabs and on scooters. Some navigated the crowd in wheelchairs or pushed babies in strollers. They were there, in Mexico City’s central plaza, to see the singer known as the “Divo of Juárez,” or simp

POR EL STAR STAFF FAJARDO – Para facilitar la creación de nuevos comercios en la zona este, el Municipio de Fajardo celebrará el jueves, 13 evento Impulsa tu sueño: ¡Emprende hoy!, una jornada de orientación dirigida a ciudadanos interesados en establecer o fortalecer su propio negocio. La iniciativa busca ofrecer, en un solo espacio, la asesoría de distintas agencias estatales y municipales para agilizar los procesos y apoyar el desarrollo económico local. “Hay mucho interés

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – La Universidad Albizu celebró su septuagésima colación de grados en el Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico, otorgando títulos universitarios a 655 nuevos profesionales en psicología, patología del habla y lenguaje, terapia del habla y otras disciplinas de la conducta humana. Con esta colación de grados la Universidad Albizu reafirmó la misión institucional de formar líderes comprometidos con la salud mental, el bienestar social y el desarrollo h

Nicholas Fuentes, the notorious white nationalist social media personality, in his streaming studio on Sept. 8, 2025. An increasing number of conservatives fear that their movement has been and is being completely redefined -- not just in President Donald Trump’s image, but in Fuentes’ and right-wing podcaster and former TV host Tucker Carlson’s as well. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) By DAVID FRENCH Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, must be co

A demonstrator waves a pride flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2015. The Supreme Court on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By ANN E. MARIMOW The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. The court, without comment, decl

By TONY ROMM and ABBIE VANSICKLE The Trump administration on Monday said it would return to the Supreme Court in yet another attempt to halt full federal funding for food stamps, signifying the latest twist in a winding saga that has imperiled the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. The administration revealed its intentions just hours after an appeals court refused to block the decision of a lower court judge, who had previously ordered the government to finance benefits c

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday morning, Nov. 10, 2025. “You need to begin right now in returning to the Hill,” Johnson said in remarks directed to members of the House, where Republicans hold a slim majority. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ASHLEY AHN, MICHAEL GOLD and CATIE EDMONDSON The end to the longest U.S. government shutdown ever was in sight Monday, the day after eight senators who caucus with D

Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés, seen in the background along with Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes, visited the three stations of the “Edu Gaming Loíza” project in the northeastern coastal municipality on Monday. By THE STAR STAFF Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario Fuentes, along with school commissioner Danaliz Dávila Fuentes and Frankie López, aka “Hambo,” a well-known radio personality, welcomed Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés to visit the three stations of the “E