By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER A man accused of participating in massive money laundering and bribery schemes linked to Venezuelan officials has been arrested by U.S. authorities and will appear in court in Florida this week, federal prosecutors said on Sunday. Álvaro Pulido Vargas, 62, of Colombia, was indicted in 2019 and 2021 on charges of laundering more than $2 billion in bribery and fraud proceeds tied to the regime of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Maduro was captu

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, two American professors whose research helped to guide policies aimed at reducing economic volatility (Facebook via TBS Graduates) By ESHE NELSON The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, two American professors, for their research that helped to guide policies aimed at reducing economic volatility. Who are the winners? Hall is a professor at Stanford University and Woodford is

Fishermen in Gaza City, who have been returning to the sea since the ceasefire, on June 11, 2026. Many fishing vessels were destroyed during the war, and fishermen can only sail a limited distance from shore. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times) By AARON BOXERMAN The ceasefire last October ostensibly brought an end to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip after the Hamas-led attacks Oct. 7, 2023. A year later, however, Israeli strikes, though less frequent, haven’t stopped. More than

By SANTUL NERKAR A federal judge on Sunday evening ordered the Trump administration to stop airing taxpayer-funded ads that had drawn widespread backlash for their explicit glorification of President Donald Trump. The commercials ran on network and cable television and were paid for through a $20 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security. One bragged about the capture of the former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Another echoed a campaign video from 2024 tha

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 5, 2026. Federal agents executed a search warrant at Omar’s home on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, according to three people briefed on the matter, the kind of investigative step the Justice Department has long shied away from so close to an election. (Eric Lee/The New York Times) By DEVLIN BARRETT, HAMED ALEAZIZ, ALAN FEUER and ERNESTO LONDOÑO Federal agents executed a search warrant at the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 5, 2026. Three weeks from Election Day, deep frustration over an economy that feels unworkable for Americans at most every level, from farmers to truckers to consumers, has expanded the map of competitive electoral contests into areas that seemed safely Republican just a couple of months ago. (Al Drago/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI and SHANE GOLDMACHER Three weeks from Election Day, deep

POR EL STAR STAFF CIALES – El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, junto al representante por el Distrito #22, Joe ‘Joito’ Colón, inauguraron este pasado viernes en el municipio de Ciales una nueva oficina de servicios al ciudadano de dicho cuerpo legislativo. “Siempre he dicho que tenemos que salir del Capitolio y brindar servicios directos a los ciudadanos, llevar el gobierno a sus municipios. Hoy (viernes) damos un paso importante en esa líne

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Service (PRITS) comenzó el lunes una serie de adiestramientos para empleados gubernamentales sobre amenazas cibernéticas, protección de información y uso responsable de inteligencia artificial, como parte del Mes de la Concienciación sobre la Ciberseguridad. “Todos tenemos una vida digital, y cada vez que un ciudadano solicita un servicio, le confía al Gobierno su información. Por eso comenzamos este mes prepar

Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. “Liability is a powerful incentive to behave responsibly,” the Times editorial board writes. (Antonio Sortino/The New York Times) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD When companies create products that hurt people, the victims can sue. The legal system allows those who are harmed to seek compensation from those who are responsible. These liability laws are one of the oldest forms of corporate

Stocks kicked off a busy week on Monday with mixed trading on Wall Street that is keeping the market hovering around its all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and is trading around its record set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 228 points, or 0.4%, as of 12:12 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. Energy stocks had some of the biggest gains as oil prices jumped. Chevron rose 1.4%. Technology stocks were the biggest weights on the market. Micron Te