A member of the Bolivarian Militia of Venezuela at a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 23, 2025. (Adriana Loureiro Fernandez/The New York Times) By MICHELLE GOLDBERG On Monday, the United States formally designated Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his allies in government as members of a foreign terrorist organization called Cartel de los Soles, a group that doesn’t exist. “There’s no such thing as the cartel,” Phil Gunson, a senior analyst at the International Crisis

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, April 1, 2025. The Pentagon said on Monday, Nov. 24, that it was investigating Kelly for “serious allegations of misconduct,” less than a week after he took part in a video that reminded troops to refuse illegal orders. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) By GREG JAFFE The Pentagon said earlier this week that it was investigating Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for “serious allegations of miscon

Former FBI Director James Comey is sworn in during a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2017. A federal judge threw out the criminal charges against James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, and Letitia James, New York’s attorney general, on Monday after finding that the prosecutor President Trump handpicked to bring the cases had been illegally appointed. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) By ALAN FEUER and DEVLIN BARRETT A federal judge tossed out separate cr

Rep. José Aponte Hernández (Facebook via José Aponte Hernández) By THE STAR STAFF Rep. José Aponte Hernández announced earlier this week the start of an investigation into the actions of shipping company Tote Puerto Rico to increase the rate per container from $425 to $485, which go into effect on Dec. 8. “As part of the work of the Committee on Federal and Veterans Affairs, we will begin an investigation into the increase in container handling fees at the Puerto Nuevo dock,”

By THE STAR STAFF The island economy is projected to remain in positive territory during fiscal years (FY) 2026 and 2027, even as growth moderates, according to the latest economic outlook released earlier this week by the Puerto Rico Planning Board (JP by its initials in Spanish). The forecast builds on an estimated 0.4% growth for FY 2025, supported by visitor spending, construction activity and ongoing efforts to diversify the island’s economy. The JP’s econometric model o

The project restores vehicular and pedestrian traffic after the collapse of three 48-inch diameter pipes that had hindered residents’ mobility. By THE STAR STAFF San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced Tuesday the opening of the bridge on Camino Pedro Viera, a project completed under a municipal emergency plan that represented an investment of $739,411.28 from the emergency fund. The project restores vehicular and pedestrian traffic after the collapse of three 48-inch dia

Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera By THE STAR STAFF Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera introduced the Violence Impact and Vulnerabilities Assessment Study Act (VIVAS Act) in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, a bill aimed at investigating gender violence in Puerto Rico and producing accessible and contextualized data to address the crisis. “In Puerto Rico, gender violence is a national emergency that our communities have been denouncing for years, ev

The Fearless Caravan, which traveled through the communities of Vega Alta on Tuesday, marks the beginning of Hogar Ruth’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual United Nations campaign held from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10, Human Rights Day. By THE STAR STAFF With a Fearless Caravan (Caravana Sin Miedo) to raise its voice against violence, Hogar Ruth commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls on Tuesday. “At Hogar R