By THE STAR STAFF The city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico is stepping up its commitment to youth sports with the launch of the Rubén Rivera Baseball Development League, an initiative designed to introduce the game to the island’s youngest players. Mayor Carlos R. Ramírez Irizarry said encouraging athletic development among children is a central priority for his administration, and the new program reflects that goal. “With great enthusiasm and in a family-friendly atmosphere, we kick

From left, Santos Alomar Sr., Roberto Alomar and Sandy Alomar Jr. with friend and author Luis Rodríguez Mayoral at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 10, 1990.  By THE STAR STAFF Salinas is moving to permanently link one of Puerto Rico’s most storied baseball families to a road that runs through the heart of their hometown. Rep. Estrella Martínez Soto announced the filing of House Joint Resolution 305, a measure that would designate a stretch of Puerto Rico Highway 1—from kilom

OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, delivers remarks during a press conference at The White House in Washington on on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Late last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered an ultimatum to Anthropic, the only company that had provided the Pentagon with artificial intelligence technologies for use on classified systems. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By CADE METZ Late last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered an ultimatum to Anthropic