Attorney Cynthia Román Sánchez, founder and managing partner of CRS Law Office LLC By THE STAR STAFF Attorney and entrepreneur Cynthia Román Sánchez formally announced her candidacy for president of the Centro Unido de Detallistas (CUD by its initials in Spanish) earlier this week before an audience of business leaders, colleagues and merchants gathered at Campo Bravo at the Río Bayamón Golf Course. The election is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 13 during the organization’s annu

Nvidia forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street ⁠estimates ⁠on Wednesday, but its outlook did ⁠little to ease investor concerns about the company’s long-term dominance in the ​AI chip market. Shares of the world’s most valuable company fell 1.2% in extended trading. As of Tuesday’s close, Nvidia ‌has gained just 14.2% so far ‌this year, while AMD and Intel have more than doubled. The company expects third-quarter revenue of $108.0 billion, plus ⁠or minus ⁠2%, compared wit

The Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Canada, that connects with Detroit, on Feb. 1, 2025. Canadians won’t be dropping elbows anytime soon, as new and threatened tariffs endanger jobs and the existence of companies both large and small. (Ian Willms/The New York Times) By VJOSA ISAI Canadians responded to President Donald Trump’s first round of tariffs a year and a half ago with a grassroots effort to bruise the United States, boycotting alcohol, vegetables and cross-border travel

By BINOD GHIMIRE, LEO SANDS and LILY KUO An enormous flood that began high in the Himalayas tore a devastating path through a mountain valley on the border between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, smashing buildings and sweeping away fleeing people in a giant torrent of mud, water and ice. At least 160 people were killed and hundreds more were missing in the wake of the flood, which snapped bridges into pieces and engulfed people who tried to run but were overtaken by its speed

Dolly Parton, in performance at the Bottom Line in New York, an engagement The New York Times called “a triumph,” on May 12, 1977. Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur whose rags-to-riches story, outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent placed her in a class by herself, died in Nashville on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. She was 80. (Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times) By LINDSAY ZOLADZ Usually when we say someone has the voice of an angel, we

Liderazgo, estrategia, neuroeducación y comprensión del comportamiento humano ganan terreno en un mercado que exige actualización constante. Durante décadas, obtener un título universitario representó uno de los principales pasos para construir una carrera profesional. Sigue siendo una credencial importante, pero el mercado laboral está cambiando a una velocidad que hace difícil pensar que los conocimientos adquiridos al graduarse serán suficientes durante toda una vida profe

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in Garden City, N.Y., Aug. 14, 2026. (Al Drago/The New York Times) By THE EDITORIAL BOARD President Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to impose tariffs have become an encapsulation of his second term. They have hurt the American economy and his own popularity. They also range from legally dubious to blatantly illegal. With Trump now engaging in a trade war with Canada — which has decided to stand up to his bullying — we want to ste

People gather at the statue depicting Dolly Parton in Sevierville, Tenn., her hometown, to mourn her death on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. As the nation mourned the singer-songwriter’s death on Tuesday, the grief was perhaps the most profound in Tennessee. (Will Crooks/The New York Times) By EMILY COCHRANE Before she became a country music icon, Dolly Parton belonged to Tennessee. Her rise to fame started, of course, with her music: an album cover featuring the view from an easter

Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), right, takes a photo with supporters during a campaign rally in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Aug. 21, 2026. Graham won the Republican Senate nomination in South Carolina on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, relying on the strength of President Donald Trump’s political capital to overcome her inexperience as a first-time candidate in a special primary runoff. (Alex Kent/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican Senate nominatio

Sen. Ángel Toledo López By THE STAR STAFF Sen. Ángel Toledo López announced Wednesday the filing of Senate Bill 1435, a transformative legislative measure creating the “Code of Special Legal Procedures of Puerto Rico.” The bill seeks to reorganize, codify and modernize various civil procedures that, for decades, have been fragmented, outdated and scattered throughout the Puerto Rican legal system. The primary objective of the legislation is to consolidate -- within a single l