The Pescadores del Plata of Comerío defeated the Azucareros of Yabucoa 2-1 on Saturday night to win the Superior Double-A Baseball League championship in a four-game sweep, ending a 23-year wait. (Eileen Quintero) By THE STAR STAFF The Pescadores del Plata of Comerío became champions of the Superior Double-A Baseball League on Saturday night by defeating the Azucareros of Yabucoa 2-1 at Yldefonso Solá Morales Stadium in Caguas. Comerío ended a 23-year wait and completed a 4-0

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 5, 2026. The morning after he pulled negotiators from trade talks in Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney explained to Canadians why he walked away on Aug. 22, calling the Trump administration proposal a bad deal. “We’ve recognized from the start that America has changed,” Carney said. “We recognize that sometimes, its signature is written in pencil.” (Ian Austen/The New York Times) By IAN AUSTEN The morning

The Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 11, 2025. Some right-wing political candidates in Latin America have vowed to build “megaprisons” in the style of El Salvador, whose president, Nayib Bukele, is among the region’s most popular leaders. (Fred Ramos/The New York Times) By EMMA BUBOLA, ANNIE CORREAL and ANA IONOVA Dancing, beating his chest and hugging Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing candidate seeking to become Brazil’s next lead

Nvidia’s earnings report and the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole ​symposium will test the assumptions behind this year’s stock market rally, offering clues on whether the AI-driven surge in equities can withstand rising uncertainty ‌over growth and interest rates. Global bond yields surged last week, sending the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007, pressuring stocks and raising concerns about borrowing costs for households and companies investing heavily in

“Heroes” By MAYA SALAM Hayden Panettiere, who died Aug. 16 at 36, had a prolific career that started when she appeared in a television commercial at just 11 months old. By the time she was 5, she had appeared in about 50 TV ads, Panettiere wrote in her memoir, which published in May. She soon moved on to soap operas, in “One Life to Live” and “Guiding Light.” Her big break came in 2006 with NBC’s superhero drama “Heroes,” on which she played Claire Bennet, the virtually indes

POR CYBERNEWS HUMACAO – Una mujer murió y al menos 12 personas resultaron heridas por un accidente de tránsito reportado a eso de la 1:20 de la tarde del domingo, en el kilómetro 75.5 de la carretera PR‑3, frente al establecimiento El Limón, en el barrio Punta Santiago en Humacao. Según el reporte de las autoridades, un hombre de 85 años, residente de Cayey, conducía un vehículo Mercedes‑Benz GLE 450E 4MATIC, año 2026, color gris. Perdió el control e impactó el establecimient

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – La presidenta del Colegio de Peritos Electricistas de Puerto Rico (CPEPR), Frances Berríos Meléndez, advirtió sobre el riesgo de electrocución cuando las cisternas son colocadas en techos cerca de líneas eléctricas o de la toma principal de corriente de la propiedad. En numerosas residencias el servicio de electricidad llega de manera aérea y conecta con la estructura en un punto del techo. La colocación de una cisterna en esa zona puede obligar poste

POR CYBERNEWS SAN JUAN – El director ejecutivo de la Región Metro de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) José Rivera Ortiz informó el domingo que las piezas averiadas en la bomba del Embalse La Plata no se encuentran disponibles en Puerto Rico, por lo que comenzaron las gestiones para adquirirlas. “Nuestro personal técnico ha agotado distintas alternativas de reparación con los componentes disponibles localmente. Sin embargo, hemos identificado la necesidad de

Patriotic netting stretched over construction scaffolding in Washington on July 4, 2026. (Gregory Halpern/The New York Times) By MICHELLE GOLDBERG Psychologist John Gottman said that nothing is so destructive to a marriage as contempt. Couples can come back from many sorts of conflicts, but not festering disgust — a sense, by one or both people, that the other is beneath them. That’s why, if blue and red America were spouses, the relationship would look hopeless. Call it irre

Hundreds of people line up for donated food in Gary, Ind., Aug. 22, 2026. About 30,000 customers across northern Indiana were still without electricity on Saturday evening, nearly two weeks after thunderstorms flooded neighborhoods and pummeled the region with hurricane-force winds. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times ) By ROBERT CHIARITO, JACK HEALY and AMY GRAFF It was Day 11 without power in Gary, Indiana, and Pierre Ervin was beyond fed up. He could not eat breakfast i