Ángel “Gallo” Rosa blasted two home runs and knocked in five runs in the Tigres’ come-from-behind win over the Titanes. By THE STAR STAFF The Tigres of Hatillo scored nine runs in the eighth inning to beat the Titanes of Florida 11-6 and complicate the Titanes’ path to playoff contention in the Superior Double-A Baseball League. Erick Sepúlveda pitched three scoreless innings to earn the win in relief. Offensively, Jay Feliciano hit a home run and drove in four runs, while Án

Jalen Crutcher led the way for Ponce with 26 points and 10 assists. By THE STAR STAFF The Leones of Ponce used a fourth-quarter surge to defeat the Cangrejeros of Santurce 103-92 in a Superior National Basketball (BSN by its initials in Spanish) game Saturday night at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey. Elsewhere, the Vaqueros of Bayamón defeated the visiting Osos de Manatí 95-70 at Rubén Rodríguez Arena. The Leones’ offense was led by Jalen Crutcher, who shined with 26 po

Sprinter José Figueroa of Ana G. Méndez University Inter, Ana G. Méndez win team titles By THE STAR STAFF The Interuniversity Athletic League (LAI by its initials in Spanish) Track and Field Championships, known locally as “Las Justas,” concluded Saturday with 12 league records, three national records, and victories for the Tigres of Inter-American University of Puerto Rico and the Taínas of Ana G. Méndez University. Mayagüez native José Figueroa, representing Ana G. Méndez U

Street vendors sell worn-out products on a sidewalk in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, on March 3, 2026. U.S. officials say they will “unleash prosperity” by commandeering the oil industry. Many people in Caracas say it will take far more than that. (Adriana Loureiro Fernández/The New York Times) By MAX BEARAK Venezuela can seem to be a place of dissonant extremes. Since the United States swooped in and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, in January, the country’s politicall

President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., May 2, 2026. President Trump’s predictions of a relatively short-term conflict with minimal economic consequences appear to be crumbling. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times) By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS Two months into the war in Iran, President Donald Trump is confronting the complicated reality of a conflict that has proved costly, deeply unpopular and lacks a clear endga

Investors will look for another batch of earnings reports and fresh employment data to drive a resilient U.S. stocks rally higher this week, in the face of spiking oil prices and ​a more hawkish Federal Reserve. Major U.S. stock indexes ended the week at record-high levels, following a sharp month-long rebound from concerns about economic fallout from the ‌Middle East war. A stellar season for corporate profits is underpinning bullishness for U.S. equities and countering othe

Alfonso Herrera in Miami, April 12, 2026. Herrera first read “The House of the Spirits” in high school — now he is starring in a lavish adaptation on Amazon. (Martina Tuaty/The New York Times) By CARLOS AGUILAR Like many people, Mexican actor Alfonso Herrera suffered mentally and emotionally during the COVID-19 pandemic. He began therapy while shooting the Netflix series “Ozark” in Atlanta, and during one session the therapist asked him to restate in Spanish something he had

POR CYBERNEWS MAYAGÜEZ – El alcalde de Mayagüez, Jorge Ramos Ruiz informó que los directivos de la Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria (LAI) adjudicó oficialmente a la ciudad de Mayagüez la sede de las Justas para los años 2027 y 2028 “Este anuncio confirma que Mayagüez continúa siendo el epicentro del deporte universitario en Puerto Rico. Agradecemos a la Liga Atlética Interuniversitaria por la confianza depositada en nuestra ciudad para los próximos años”, sostuvo el alcalde e

POR EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El expresidente de la Cámara de Representantes, José Aponte, se comunicará con el secretario del Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO), Hiram Torres, para solicitar se establezca un programa de monitoreo dirigido asegurar a los puertorriqueños que compraron boletos en la aerolínea Spirit, ante el anuncio de que cerraron operaciones en la madrugada sábado, no pierdan su dinero. “El cierre de operaciones de la línea aérea Spirit, aparentemen