Isaiah Hicks led Ponce with 19 points in a losing effort. By THE STAR STAFF The Osos of Manatí and the Santeros of Aguada were winners in a pair of Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) games on Sunday night. At Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu Coliseum in Manatí, the Osos defeated the Leones of Ponce 105-94. Trailing 86-61 going into the fourth quarter, Ponce mounted a spirited rally in which they outscored the hosts 33-19 in the final frame, but it was too litt

Sherridan Atkinson, left, led the way for Ponce with 26 points, including 23 on attacks. (Heriberto Rosario Rosa / FPV) By THE STAR STAFF The Leonas of Ponce defeated the Criollas of Caguas in four sets on Sunday at Juan “Pachín” Vicéns Auditorium in Ponce to even the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) Semifinal Series B at a match apiece. The set scores were 19-25, 25-15, 25-22 and 25-22. With a 2-1 lead in sets, Ponce staked out an 8-3 lead

Calliope, an orphaned manatee that had spent three years in Cincinnati for rehabilitation, mingles with others of her kind moments after being released back into the wild at Three Sisters Springs, in the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge in Florida on Feb. 13, 2024. Since the start of the year, at least 31 of the sea cows — as the manatees are colloquially known — have been struck and killed by boats in Florida. (Jason Gulley/The New York Times) By JOHNNY DÍAZ In early M

A phone is plugged into a mobile battery charger in Miami, Dec. 5, 2017. Southwest Airlines said last week that it would soon limit the number of portable chargers and power banks passengers can have on flights as airlines contend with a recent rise in lithium battery fires on planes. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times) By HANNAH ZIEGLER Southwest Airlines said last week that it would soon limit the number of portable chargers and power banks passengers can have on flights as

By THE NEW YORK TIMES Oil prices rose and stocks fell Monday after peace talks between the United States and Iran ended without a deal. Hours later, President Donald Trump announced plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. It is not yet clear what that escalation will mean for the fragile ceasefire the countries agreed to last week, leaving no clear path to ending a war that is now entering its seventh week. That uncertainty continues to rattle investors eager for a path to st

President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba addresses the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters in Manhattan on Sept. 19, 2023. With oil running out and the nation increasingly plunging into chronic darkness, Díaz-Canel said on Sunday that his administration and the Cuban people were prepared to fight back against any potential U.S. military intervention. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times) By ADAM B. ELLICK and SIMON ROMERO President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba on Sunday

Cannonballs at the Citadelle Laferrière, once stacked to defend against a feared French invasion, near Milo, Haiti on July 25, 2021. Haitian officials said at least 30 people had died during a stampede at the site on Saturday and that the toll was expected to rise. (Federico Ríos/The New York Times) By ANDRÉ PAULTRE and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA A tourist outing Saturday at Haiti’s most historic and famous fortress turned into chaos and then terror, after a stampeding crowd cru

A truck carries the coffin of Major Gen. Majid Khademi, head of intelligence for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, during his funeral procession in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2026. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times) By DAVID E. SANGER President Donald Trump’s decision to blockade all Iranian shipments out of or into the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday morning sets up the next great test in the Iran war: Which side can endure more economic pain, Iran’s new leadership or

Wall Street stock indexes advanced and oil ⁠retreated ⁠from highs above $100 a barrel on Monday as ⁠President Donald Trump said Iran wanted to make a deal after the United States responded to the ​collapse of peace talks over the weekend by blocking Iran’s ports. A fragile ceasefire that halted six weeks of U.S. and Israeli air strikes still hung in the balance. ‌Trump said 34 ships had passed through ‌the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about 20% of global oil and liquefied

“Revenge” By BRANDON YU Payback is bloody, according to this month’s selections, which include Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilogy. ‘Revenge’ (2017) You can’t help squirming during the first stretch of Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature. Much of it is spent ogling the body of lollipop-sucking blondie Jen (Matilda Lutz) as she skitters around a desert getaway with her boyfriend, before things turn sour and she’s assaulted and left for dead. Even knowing that Fargeat is here to se