10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (423+ words) The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has ruled that taxpayers are not required to exhaust municipal administrative remedies before going to court when what they are contesting is a municipality’s authority to impose a tax, rather than the amount owed. The…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (438+ words) By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, BILLY WITZ and ERIN SCHAFF As Tuesday dawned on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, roaring winds quieted into a more familiar breeze, no longer drowning out the pitter-patter of rain. Palm fronds littered the ground and…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (820+ words) New Canadian tariffs targeting roughly $20 billion in U.S. imports officially snapped into place on Tuesday, the latest escalation in an increasingly costly trade war that has ensnarled two longtime allies. The duties apply to a variety of U.S. goods, including clothing, cheese,…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (290+ words) Puerto Rico absorbed one of its steepest tariff shocks in more than a decade last year, as federal trade policies under President Donald Trump dramatically reshaped the cost of importing goods into the island, according to a report from Estudios…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (224+ words) Gasoline and diesel prices in Puerto Rico rose sharply this week as the ongoing conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt global oil markets, pushing crude and refined fuel costs higher worldwide. The increase, already visible at local stations, reflects the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (443+ words) A flash flood that swept through a remote area of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona this weekend destroyed footbridges and trails and led to evacuations of campgrounds. At least two bodies have been recovered, and one person remains unaccounted…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (410+ words) A U.S. Postal Service official has alleged that the agency is moving forward with a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s order exerting federal control over mail voting, despite a court order blocking those plans. “Potentially millions of American…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed Executive Order OE-2026-043 on Monday to implement the Workforce Pell Grant Program in Puerto Rico, aimed at expanding access to federal funds for education and short-term training in occupations with high labor demand. The measure…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (282+ words) By THE STAR STAFFResident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera presented a five-point agenda on Sunday to address Puerto Rico’s water and energy crises, upon his return to the U.S. capital following a month of work on the island and…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (500+ words) The dispute over President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove three members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight and Management Board returns this week to federal district court, where a judge will reconsider the case under a recent Supreme Court ruling on…...