U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, attends President Donald Trump’s speech at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The Trump administration launched another round of deadly strikes on vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing 14 people in four boats on Monday Hegseth said Tuesday. At left is Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan; center left is Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By HELENE COOPER and

By LIAM STACK and BILAL SHBAIR Israeli strikes killed at least 100 people across the Gaza Strip overnight, local health officials said, in what appeared to be the deadliest day since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire three weeks ago. The strikes began late Tuesday after Israel’s government accused Hamas of violating the truce by failing to return the bodies of dead captives and by attacking Israeli forces in Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military said one of its so

A fisherman lugs his cooler filled with fish through floodwaters in the Treasure Beach area of Jamaica, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Abbie Townsend/The New York Times) By NAZANEEN GHAFFAR, ALAN YUHAS, ANDRÉ PAULTRE and JOVAN JOHNSON Hurricane Melissa ground forward toward the Bahamas as it carved a deadly path through the Caribbean on Wednesday. Officials in Haiti announced the deaths of about 20 people killed in overnight flooding, and three bodies were recovered in Jamaica

With the U.S. government shutdown threatening to freeze October’s inflation report, the Treasury is expected to deploy a workaround to compute the index underpinning the $2.1 trillion market for inflation-protected bonds for the first time since their 1997 launch, a move that may cause pricing quirks as traders adjust their calculations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has said it has halted all data collection and publishing during the shutdown, apart from recalling staff to

Jorge Calderón performs during “Join Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon,” a tribute concert for Warren Zevon at the United Theater in downtown Los Angeles, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. The singer and songwriter was the focus of a tribute concert in Los Angeles on Friday. Next month, he’ll be honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Alex Welsh/The New York Times) By BOB MEHR At the conclusion of “Join Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon” — a 32-song, 4 1/2-hour concert held

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – La directora ejecutiva de la Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, Willianette Robles Cancel, explicó el miércoles que la suspensión del vuelo directo entre Ciudad de México y San Juan por parte de Aeroméxico responde a una determinación del Departamento Federal de Transportación de los Estados Unidos y no a factores relacionados con Puerto Rico. “La reciente suspensión del vuelo directo entre Ciudad de México y San Juan por parte de Aeroméxico responde

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – Miembros de la comunidad de pensionados de la Universidad de Puerto Rico denunciaron el miércoles que las prácticas administrativas de la presidenta de la institución, doctora Zayira Jordán Conde, y de su equipo de trabajo, atentan contra la estabilidad y bienestar de los jubilados, al incurrir en atrasos con los pagos del plan médico y las aportaciones al sistema de retiro. “El incumplimiento reiterado con los pagos al plan médico, por más de un mes,

Jayuya Mayor Jorge “Georgie” González Otero is the president of the Puerto Rico Mayors Association. By JORGE “GEORGIE” GONZÁLEZ OTERO The current freeze on the inventory tax and its eventual elimination in 2028 is a mechanism that will ultimately be paid for by the citizens of all municipalities in Puerto Rico. Certainly, there are still citizens who are unaware of the reality of what House Bill 420 means, which is designed to benefit already multimillion-dollar commercial in