Justin Reyes led the Capitanes of Arecibo with 22 points and nine rebounds. (bsnpr.com) By THE STAR STAFF The Gigantes of Carolina-Canóvanas and Capitanes of Arecibo were winners in a pair of Superior National Basketball League (BSN) games on Sunday night. At Carlos Miguel Mangual Coliseum in Canóvanas, the Gigantes defeated the Santeros of Aguada, 98-69. After an even first quarter, the Gigantes held the Santeros to 12 points in the second frame to build a 43-28 halftime lea

A Spirit Airlines airplane sits near a hangar at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida on May 2, 2026. Even in its reduced state, the company played an important role in forcing other airlines to keep fares low, some experts said. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times) By NIRAJ CHOKSHI Spirit Airlines was once a potent force in the U.S. aviation industry. Its demise will reveal how strong that influence had been in recent years when air travel had already begun moving away

A view of Culiacán at sunset in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, Oct. 31, 2025. The U.S. indictment of a Mexican governor has spotlighted cartel corruption, strained cross-border relations and handed President Claudia Sheinbaum a thorny choice. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times) By JACK NICAS If there had been odds on which Mexican politician was colluding with the cartels, the favorite might have been Rubén Rocha Moya. Rocha, the governor of Sinaloa, has long been dogged by accusations

By AARON BOXERMAN, ISMAEEL NAAR and SANAM MAHOOZI Violence flared anew in and around the Persian Gulf on Monday, as the United Arab Emirates said Iran had fired missiles and drones at its territory and the U.S. military said it sunk several Iranian military boats, straining the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. UAE authorities blamed Iran for attacks on a major oil port and an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring three people in the first such attacks in the UAE s

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the 2027 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 22, 2026. The United States on Monday, May 4, 2006, urged China to push Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and said that its purchases of Iranian oil amounted to funding global terrorism, delivering a stern rebuke ahead of President Trump’s meeting in Beijing this month with the Chinese

U.S. equity fund ⁠inflows ⁠ebbed to a ⁠six-week low in the week through ​April 29 as investors concerned over a surge in ‌crude oil prices exercised ‌caution ahead of a monetary policy ⁠decision ⁠by the Federal Reserve. According to LSEG Lipper data, investors ​bought just $911 million worth of U.S. equity funds in their smallest weekly net purchase since March ​18. The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady last ⁠week, but ⁠three board members ⁠voted ​to drop the central

“Our Land” makes liberal and thoughtful use of drones, gliding repeatedly over the area occupied by the Indigenous Chuschagasta people in Tucumán province, Argentina. (Strand Releasing) By ALISSA WILKINSON Drone footage is common (perhaps too common) in documentaries, and it can feel gimmicky, like the filmmakers got a little too fond of a toy. But for her first nonfiction feature, “Our Land (Nuestra Tierra)” (in theaters), celebrated Argentine director Lucrecia Martel makes

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El presidente de la Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud de Puerto Rico, Marcos Santana Andújar, advirtió el lunes sobre el impacto de varios hechos violentos ocurridos el fin de semana que involucraron a menores en distintos municipios. “En un periodo de horas, se reportó un niño de 7 años apuñalado en Barranquitas en condición crítica, un menor de 16 años herido de bala en Fajardo y una balacera en Cayey que dejó personas muertas y heridas

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, insistió que la Autoridad de Redesarrollo Local para Roosevelt Roads (Autoridad) identifique y asigne una partida de $67 millones que faltan para completar los 100 millones de dólares que se requieren para colocar al día el sistema de agua y alcantarillado en los terrenos de dicha antigua base naval en Ceiba. “¿Cuando se va a poner al día el sistema sanitario y el sistema de ag

Artificial Intelligence will drastically increase the power of small states and groups in conflict with the great powers. (Evan Hume/The New York Times) By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN President Donald Trump often falls back on poker metaphors. He told President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine that he had “no cards” when it came to standing up to Russia. Trump told Iran’s leaders that they had “no cards” when it came to standing up to him. Would somebody please tell me when it’s poker