The new track in Yauco will be named for Nadesha Pacheco López, a young track and field athlete from the southwestern town who died in a road accident in Cayey last year. (Facebook via Atletismo FAPUR) By THE STAR STAFF Yauco Mayor Ángel Luis Torres Ortiz announced earlier this week the start of construction on an athletic track with a $9.8 million investment allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We are very happy and deeply excited to begin construction on t

Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers gather during a parade celebrating the team’s World Series victory in Los Angeles, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Matthew Reamer/The New York Times) By SHAWN HUBLER, LAUREN HERSTIK and MATTHEW REAMER They lined Vin Scully Avenue outside Dodger Stadium, roaring. They poured from commuter trains, blasting “I Love L.A.” They donned Dodger caps before dawn and drove from neighborhoods torn by fire and ICE. The morning air reeked of fireworks and hot dog

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has joined an exclusive club -- pitchers who earned three wins in the World Series. His third victory came in relief in Game 7 on Saturday, when he threw 34 pitches in two and two-thirds innings on no days’ rest. (Reddit via r/Dodgers 00rient) By TYLER KEPNER / THE ATHLETIC Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in July, in the plaque gallery at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. J

Bryce Gilmore, the chef and owner of Barley Swine in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 23, 2013. Gilmore said earning a Michelin star brought in customers in a way no other accolade had. (Ben Sklar/The New York Times) By MEGHAN MCCARRON Since leading the kitchen as chef de cuisine at Alinea in Chicago in the late 2000s, Dave Beran has had a long history with Michelin, making him an obvious fit for the new Apple TV show “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars,” which premiered on Oct. 10. In

Tylenol pills in New York on May 22, 2025. Kimberly-Clark, the consumer products giant that owns Kleenex and Huggies, said on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, that it agreed to spend about $40 billion to acquire Kenvue, the embattled maker of Tylenol, which has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that link the common pain reliever to autism. (Eric Helgas/The New York Times) By LAUREN HIRSCH and REBECCA ROBBINS Kimberly-Clark, the consumer products giant that owns Kleenex

Cleanup in Black River, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Nov. 1, 2025. Ninety percent of the homes in Black River, Jamaica, were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, reflecting the broader devastation and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times) By FRANCES ROBLES The courthouse, the library, schools, the downtown shopping district and most everybody’s roof — all gone, wiped out by the most powerful hurricane to ever hit Jamaica.

An avocado packing plant in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, Sept. 4, 2025. Drug cartels extort avocado growers in the state, in addition to fighting over drug trafficking routes. (César Rodríguez/The New York Times) By JACK NICAS and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA Carlos Manzo, a mayor in western Mexico, gained national fame this year with a simple but aggressive demand: that Mexican authorities should summarily kill the armed cartel members who terrorize the country. That militant stan

With one eye on Tuesday’s U.S. local elections, stocks have been knocked back sharply from Monday’s heady highs - partly on Palantir’s 6% earnings-day drop and ahead of Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearings on the legality of some U.S. import tariffs. Despite a headline beat and decent revenue forecast, the poor reaction to the update from AI and data analytics darling Palantir - whose stock has more than doubled this year on AI excitement and government and business demand - ta