An aerial view of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska, July 23, 2026. Diesel generators produce the electricity for small towns and hamlets like Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. Prices are soaring with no end in sight. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times) By ANNA GRIFFIN One hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle, at the end of the Elliott Highway in the center of Alaska, Sabie Jervsjo has done everything she can to lower her energy bills. She replaced the incandescent light bulbs in her Ma

State Rep. Angie Nixon, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, campaigns in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent. Now comes the hard part. (Saúl Martínez/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MAZZEI Florida, of all places, just became the stage where Democrats will act out their national existential drama dividing the insurgent left and pra

By THE STAR STAFF The union representing employees of the State Insurance Fund Corporation (CFSE by its initials in Spanish), the equivalent of the workmen’s compensation fund, ratified a strike vote over the weekend, signaling a sharp escalation in a long‑running labor dispute with the agency’s administration. The CFSE Employees Union (UECFSE by its initials in Spanish) confirmed that its membership approved the measure during an extraordinary assembly, arguing that years of

Dignity Project President Nilda Pérez Martínez By THE STAR STAFF The Dignity Project (Proyecto Dignidad) rolled out a broad anti‑corruption agenda on Monday, presenting a list of bills aimed at increasing transparency, curbing political influence in government contracting, regulating lobbying and closing loopholes that allow private interests to exert undue pressure on public decision‑making. The package includes House Bills (HB) 1358, 1359, 1361, 1362 and 1367, all introduce

By THE STAR STAFF Gov. Jenniffer González Colón highlighted on Monday the introduction of a bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to authorize the permanent placement of a statue of Roberto Clemente in the United States Capitol. “I thank my friend, Congressman Gus Bilirakis, for reintroducing the legislation I was proud to draft and champion during my time in Congress to honor Roberto Clemente with a statue in the United States Capitol,” the governor said in a

The water level at the Fajardo reservoir, which supplies the municipalities of Ceiba, Fajardo, Luquillo and Río Grande, had fallen to 46.7 meters as of Monday morning, just over two meters away from the threshold that would trigger scheduled service interruptions under the “adjustments” designation. By THE STAR STAFF The water level at the Fajardo reservoir, which supplies the municipalities of Ceiba, Fajardo, Luquillo and Río Grande, continued its downward trend on Monday, r

City Hall (Casa Alcaldia) in Patillas. The southeastern coastal town showed one of the most notable rebounds in the most recent Municipal Fiscal Health Index issued by ABRE Puerto Rico, climbing from Unsustainable to Average. (Wikimedia Commons/The Eloquent Peasant) By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico’s municipal governments are showing uneven progress in their financial stability, according to new data released Monday by ABRE Puerto Rico in the 12th edition of its Municipal Fiscal

Puerto Rico’s Ivania Ortiz (3) spikes the ball against Costa Rica during their Group B match on Saturday at the Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico won in straight sets. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico defeated Costa Rica 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-15) at Prof. Ricardo Gioriver Arias Volleyball Palace for its first win at the 2026 Women’s NORCECA Continental Championship in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Saturday. With the

Baltimore Orioles slugger Pete Alonso after joining the team earlier this year. Alonso thought he had swatted a go-ahead home run into the left-field seats in a recent game at Camden Yards in Baltimore. It looked that way on video, but umpires ruled that the drive did not stay inside the foul pole, leaving Alonso standing in the base path pleading, “That’s a fair ball.” (Reddit via r/orioles MLBOfficial) By SAM BLUM and STEPHEN J. NESBITT / THE ATHLETIC The baseball was beaut