A worker moves bins full of mail ballots at the Los Angeles County Election Center in City of Industry, Calif., Nov. 4, 2025. After the Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting ahead of the 2026 midterms, election officials across the country were shelving their contingency plans and preparing for a new effort: restoring trust in mail voting. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times) By NICK CORASANITI, ANNA GRIFFIN and RICHARD FAUSS

A fishing charter making its way back to the marina in Key West, Fla., on July 14, 2025. The end of legal protections for Haitian immigrants nationally has jolted the labor market in this remote vacation destination in Florida where many live and work. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times) By DAVID OVALLE The Haitian hotel housekeepers, restaurant cooks and Uber drivers who quietly help power Key West’s tourism economy are disappearing. Some have been detained by Border Patrol

The Financial Oversight and Management Board said it shares concerns that Act 215-2024 could raise costs for critical infrastructure and reconstruction projects, particularly those financed with federal disaster assistance. Warns federal recovery funds could be jeopardized By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico has reaffirmed its opposition to the implementation of Act 215-2024, saying the measure could increase the cost of federally fu

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz (Facebook via Thomas Rivera Schatz) By THE STAR STAFF Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz warned on Wednesday that the controversy surrounding Miss Universe 2026 will be “the next Power Expectations” that La Fortaleza must address, at a time when questions are being raised regarding the contract and public funds allocated for the pageant. “Millions of dollars for Miss Universe -- that is going to be the next Power Expectations that La F

Education Secretary Eliezer Ramos Parés (Facebook via Thomas Rivera Schatz) By THE STAR STAFF As part of the measures aimed at strengthening the prevention of infectious diseases in school communities, including influenza, the island Department of Education (DEPR) recently conducted training for its school nurses on the protocols for prevention, management, identification and reporting of possible cases. The training was offered virtually in coordination with the Epidemiology

Cidra Mayor Delvis Pagán Clavijo By THE STAR STAFF Cidra Mayor Delvis Pagán Clavijo announced on Wednesday that he has asked the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) to halt any moves by LUMA Energy to disconnect municipal facilities while it is determined whether the private operator of the island’s electric power transmission and distribution system followed regulatory procedures regarding a dispute over a $319,216.88 balance. The mayor said a LUMA representative had warned the

By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico Hospital Association Executive President Jaime Plá Cortés warned on Wednesday that between 700,000 and a million people could lose their “Plan Vital” coverage if Congress does not approve a new federal funding allocation for Medicaid before Oct. 1, 2027. “Puerto Rico has just over a year to secure a solution in Congress, and that work must happen now,” Plá Cortés said in a written statement. “What is at stake is our people’s access to healthcare

Says loss of key creditor support is no dealbreaker By THE STAR STAFF The Financial Oversight and Management Board told U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain that it continues to believe its Fifth Amended Plan of Adjustment for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) is confirmable despite the collapse of support from major creditors that once backed the restructuring. In a status report filed ahead of a hearing Wednesday, the oversight board acknowledged that most

By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN / THE ATHLETIC For five years, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev were the standard-bearers for the meat of the sandwich that men’s tennis had become for a generation of players born in the 1990s. In the first years of their careers, they had risen toward the top of the sport. In some ways, their combination of searing serves and counterpunching defense was revolutionary. Zverev and Medvedev dismantled one-dimensional big servers and tested Novak Djokov