POR CYBERNEWS LA FORTALEZA – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón firmó el lunes una ley que permitirá autorizar provisionalmente a médicos y otros profesionales de la salud para ampliar el personal disponible durante emergencias de salud pública. “Con esta legislación aseguramos que Puerto Rico cuente con las herramientas necesarias para responder con agilidad y eficacia ante emergencias de salud pública”, expresó González Colón en declaraciones escritas. La Ley 117

President Donald Trump arrives at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House in Washington on June 18, 2026. Denunciations of the Iran deal “miss the most important point,” Times columnist Nicholas Kristof writes. “Trump’s fundamental mistake was not ending the war but getting into it in the first place.” (Allison Robbert/The New York Times) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF President Donald Trump declared in March that a deal to end his war with Iran would require “unconditional surrend

By JOHNNY DÍAZ A driver in a Tesla vehicle that was engaged in automated driver-assistance mode crashed into a house in Texas on Friday night and killed a woman inside, authorities said. The driver, Michael Butler, was in a Tesla Model 3 about 8 p.m. local time and operating the car “with an automated driving assistance system,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Saturday. The crash happened in Katy, Texas, about 30 miles west of Houston in Harris Count

The entrance to the biocontainment unit at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, Neb., March 5, 2020. Quarantine ended on Sunday for American passengers of a cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. (Tim Gruber/The New York Times) By MAIA SPOTO Quarantine ended on Sunday for American passengers of a cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The passengers had been held for weeks at a federal facility in Nebraska. The quarantine was lifted at 2 p.m. Cent

Alexandria Gomez, who co-founded the Phillips Community Free Store in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, near her home in Minneapolis, May 8, 2026. During the federal immigration enforcement surge, she helped raise rent money for impacted families. (Caroline Yang/The New York Times) By CARI SPENCER When Kate Eubank showed up to Minneapolis City Hall in January to advocate a statewide eviction moratorium, she thought of a 5-year-old boy at her daughter’s school. Eubank had

Rep. Edgar Robles Rivera By THE STAR STAFF District 14 (Arecibo and Hatillo) Rep. Edgar Robles Rivera, chairman of the Consumer Affairs Committee in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, announced Monday the filing of House Resolution (HR) 719 to investigate the participation of certain entities in the resale of motor vehicles and the holding of car shows, “given the possibility that these activities are not subject to the same regulatory requirements that the law require

Puerto Rican Independence Party Rep. Adriana Gutiérrez Colón By THE STAR STAFF The island House of Representatives approved legislation Monday that would dismantle the independent Minimum Wage Evaluation Commission and return full authority over minimum wage policy to the elected Legislature, marking a significant reversal of the framework established in 2021. The measure, House Bill 1115, keeps the current $10.50 hourly minimum wage intact but places all future revisions squ

Rep. Eddie Charbonier Chinea, chairman of the House Finance Committee By THE STAR STAFF Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez, along with House Finance Committee Chairman Eddie Charbonier Chinea, announced on Monday the approval of bills 1261 and 1262, which lay the foundation for unprecedented fiscal responsibility in the island government. “This package of measures that we approved is aimed at creating an unprecedented infrastructu

During a hearing before the Senate Committee on Innovation, Reform and Appointments on Monday, Carlos Ríos Pierluisi outlined his professional background, economic vision and priorities for the Department of Economic Development and Commerce. By THE STAR STAFF The island Senate on Monday confirmed attorney Carlos Ríos Pierluisi as secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish). The voice vote followed a hearing before the Sen

By THE STAR STAFF The island House of Representatives approved by voice vote on Monday a $13.18 billion General Fund budget for fiscal year 2027, advancing a spending plan that outlines operating funds for the executive branch, the Legislature and the judicial branch. The measure, House Resolution 356, assigns $13,180,532,000 from the General Fund. The resolution, introduced by House Speaker Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Núñez and more than 30 representatives, details agency‑by‑agen