By MICHAEL LEVENSON A driver was charged with vehicular homicide Wednesday after officials said he struck members of a college cycling team, killing two, as they were training on a mountain highway in northeast Tennessee. The crash happened around 9 a.m., when the driver of a passenger car struck members of the Milligan University cycling team on Highway 19 near Simerly Creek Road in Carter County, Tennessee, officials said. Milligan University, a Christian school in Milligan

Kahi Young, who persuaded a helicopter company to bring supplies to a rural area of the Big Island that was closed off by road blockages, in Ocean View, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2026. The parking lot of the Ocean View Market gas station became an improvised relief center after the storm. (Ronit Fahl/The New York Times) By CHRISTINA MORALES and JUDSON JONES Hawaii residents faced extensive power outages, submerged bridges and roads, and damaged homes after Hurricane Lala brushed along

Mark Williams has been named president and CEO of Professional Account Management’s Puerto Rico affiliate, the company responsible for managing and operating the AutoExpreso electronic toll system. By THE STAR STAFF Professional Account Management (PAM) announced Thursday the appointment of Mark Williams as president and CEO of its Puerto Rico affiliate, the company responsible for managing and operating the AutoExpreso electronic toll system. Williams, who has spent more tha

Aguirre Power Plant in Salinas, which was to have been the site of a facility that would supply 400 megawatts of electricity on a temporary basis under an emergency-generation contract with Power Expectations that was cancelled. By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) has directed power grid operator LUMA Energy to deliver an updated analysis of the island’s temporary generation needs within 10 days, citing major shifts in the condition of the power system and

Puerto Rican Independence Party legislators Rep. Denis Márquez Lebrón, left foreground, and Sen. Adrián González Costa filed two measures on Thursday calling for the termination of the Genera PR contract to operate the island’s legacy power plants and an investigation into the future operations of the AES coal plant, as well as government efforts to convert it to natural gas. By THE STAR STAFF Lawmakers from the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) filed two measures on Thur

By THE STAR STAFF A recent audit by the Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico of the Financial Advisory and Fiscal Agency Authority (AAFAF by its initials in Spanish) uncovered severe financial mismanagement, systemic record-keeping failures and millions in unmonitored government funds. The extensive review evaluated the handling of $13.8 billion in bond issuance proceeds and related government debt from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2024. AAFAF is the entity that acts as the

Puerto Rico is facing a sharp and troubling escalation of its mid‑summer drought, with extreme conditions now affecting 33.31% of the island, a figure that represents nearly double the coverage reported just one week ago. The expansion is most pronounced in the island’s east, south and southwest. By THE STAR STAFF Puerto Rico is facing a sharp and troubling escalation of its mid‑summer drought, with extreme conditions now affecting 33.31% of the island, according to the lates

Philadelphia Union teen soccer phenom Cavan Sullivan, seen here with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi of Inter Miami in September 2024, has been followed with a spotlight since he was 13 at academy and youth national team games, and has a transfer to Manchester City already settled for when he turns 18 in two years. (Facebook via U.S. Men’s National Team/Anthony Kyaw) By TOM BOGERT and THOM HARRIS / THE ATHLETIC Cavan Sullivan did not take a break this summer, even as his Phi

Hayley Busby was named LPSF Most Valuable Player after leading the league in home runs and RBIs with the Bravas of Cidra. (LPSF) By THE STAR STAFF Hayley Busby, the versatile import player for the Bravas of Cidra, was named Most Valuable Player of the 2026 Women’s Premier Softball League (LPSF by its initials in Spanish) season after receiving majority support from the sports journalists, team owners and managers who participated in the voting. Busby amassed 62 points to domi