Dominican Álvaro Abreu Martínez won his second-straight overall title at the Toa Baja Marathon with an official time of two hours, 16 minutes and five seconds. By THE STAR STAFF Dominican Álvaro Abreu Martínez successfully defended his title at the Toa Baja Marathon this past Sunday, winning the second edition of the event with an official time of two hours, 16 minutes and five seconds in a race that featured more than 1,200 runners and other participants. In the women’s cate

The Cafeteros of Yauco last played in the Men’s Superior Volleyball League finals in 1997. By THE STAR STAFF The Cafeteros of Yauco will play the Caribes of San Sebastián in the finals of the Men’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSM by its initials in Spanish), after coming from behind to win the seventh match of Semifinal B against the Plataneros of Corozal on Sunday night. Yauco’s last appearance in a final was in 1997. This year’s edition of the best-of-seven title series be

From left, Chloé Zhao and Steven Spielberg arrive at the 83rd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (Sinna Nasseri/The New York Times) By NICOLE SPERLING Golden Globes voters are known for spreading the ceremony’s many awards far and wide. But quite a few of this year’s winners shared a common thread. “One Battle After Another” was the most awarded film, taking home the night’s top prize in the comedy category, as well as those for

President Donald Trump during an interview at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, ERIC SCHMITT, STEVEN ERLANGER and JEANNA SMIALEK For Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark and leaders across Europe, the threat of violence from their American allies was shocking. Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, was asked last Monday to rule out the use of military force to seize Gre

Government supporters calling for the release of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 7, 2025. The U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro has divided the region. But every nation wants to avoid being next. (Alejandro Cegarra/The New York Times) By JACK NICAS and ANA IONOVA By the time dawn broke Jan. 3, WhatsApp had already lit up across Latin America with frantic messages from heads of state, grappling with how to respond to perhaps the region’s biggest political event in deca

U.S. financial stocks and UK-listed ‌lenders ​fell on Monday as President Donald ‌Trump’s call for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates threatened a key ​revenue stream for the industry. The move deepened concerns over the sector as investors grapple with interest-rate uncertainty and will likely dull the ‍potential benefit from a shift toward value ​stocks. Trump on Friday called for a 10% cap on the interest rate on credit cards starting January 20 without providing

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El alcalde de la ciudad capital, Miguel A. Romero Lugo, anunció el lunes la apertura del portal de solicitudes para el nuevo grupo de estudiantes de San Juan Urbano, la academia de música y artes del Municipio de San Juan dirigida a estudiantes de escuela superior con interés en desarrollar su talento en las industrias creativas. La convocatoria estará disponible del 12 al 23 de enero de 2026 a través del portal sjurbano.sanjuan.pr. “San Juan Urba

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – Delegaciones del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) en la Cámara de Representantes y en el Senado denunciaron el lunes que la administración de Jenniffer González perdió un año completo sin atender los problemas más urgentes del país, mientras la calidad de vida de la gente continúa deteriorándose. En ese contexto, instaron al Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) a atender la legislación presentada para atender esos problemas, la cual hasta el momento h