The flags of the United States and Canada fly over Freedom Park in Buffalo, N.Y., near the Peace Bridge linking Buffalo with Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Juan Arredondo/The New York Times) By IAN AUSTEN The 50% tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed on Canada over the weekend could be devastating for many Canadian companies and their employees. It could price them out of the United States and lead to the loss in tens of thousands of jobs, economists say

A Ukrainian investigator with a recovered Russian Molniya drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on July 24, 2026. An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times) By ANDREW E. KRAMER The young woman ran for her life, but it was too late. A small Russian drone resembling a model airplane swooped down from the sky last month in the city of Zaporizhzhia in s

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an event to launch Trump Accounts at the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026. President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By MICHAEL CROWLEY Soon after taking office last year, President Donald Trump issued a directive laying out his “maximum economic pressure” policy against I

The global economy has weathered the Iran war energy ⁠shock ⁠better than feared, International Monetary Fund Managing Director ⁠Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday, but she raised concerns about deteriorating fiscal conditions in some countries shown by rising ​bond yields and a stalled disinflation process. Georgieva told reporters in a briefing ahead of next week’s Group of 20 finance leaders meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, that there was a “tug ‌of war” between the

Dolly Parton, savoring a chocolate mousse cake. 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. (Edward Keating/The New York Times) By BILL FRISKICS-WARREN Dolly Parton, a rhinestone-studded, rags-to-riches daughter of Appalachia who for six decades ruled country music — and much of pop cul

POR EL STAR STAFF CANÓVANAS – El Municipio de Canóvanas presentó el martes el proyecto La Central Recreational Park ante representantes del programa Land and Water Conservation Fund y del Departamento de Recreación y Deportes, como parte de los esfuerzos dirigidos a continuar impulsando el desarrollo de este nuevo espacio recreativo en los terrenos de la antigua Central Azucarera. La propuesta contempla transformar el área en un destino para el disfrute familiar, deportivo y

“Good for Ocasio-Cortez for acknowledging mistakes. Now can we have some accountability for the vast damage that Woke 1.0 did, not to mention the damage that Woke 2.0 continues to do?” writes New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. (Harris Allen/The New York Times) By BRET STEPHENS It’s all but official. “Woke 1.0 was crazy,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said this month, quoting a far-left New York City Council member. Given Ocasio-Cortez’s own record — she previous

Utility workers repair power lines as the sun sets in Gary, Ind., Aug. 22, 2026. Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana called for an investigation into the regional power utility on Monday, Aug. 24, after households in Gary and other cities have been left without power for nearly two weeks after a storm. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times) By JULIE BOSMAN and KIM BELLWARE Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana called for an investigation into the regional power utility earlier this week after h

The United States Postal Service headquarters in Washington, April 6, 2026. The quiet attempt to restructure the leadership of the Postal Service comes as President Trump and his allies are trying to transform the 251-year-old agency into a central player in their quest to overhaul the nation’s elections. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, ADAM SELLA and NICK CORASANITI Four weeks before President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to res

Manuel “Nolo” Morales beach in Dorado (Facebook via Todo Puerto Rico y el Mundo de Hoy) By THE STAR STAFF Rep. Elinette González Aguayo, who chairs the Natural Resources Committee in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, met with Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez recently to follow up on plans for reconditioning the grounds of Manuel “Nolo” Morales beach in Dorado. “Our goal is to refurbish the Dorado beach resort, one of the most