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Berhalter starts 3-0 as US beats Ecuador 1-0 on fluke goal

Gregg Berhalter became only the second American coach to win his first three games when Gyasi Zardes scored a bizarre goal ...

Michel Temer

Ex-President Temer arrested in Brazil on corruption charges

Former Brazilian President Michel Temer was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, a dramatic development in a sprawling ...

Berhalter trying to transform US into possession-based team

Gregg Berhalter prepares for U.S. national team matches like a CEO getting ready for a deal. The new American coach uses ...

Lemon Skunk marijuana bud

Smoking strong pot daily raises psychosis risk, study finds

Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according ...

Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro

Trump buddies up with Bolsonaro, the 'Trump of the Tropics'

President Donald Trump welcomed Brazil's new far-right leader to the White House Tuesday and made clear that flattery pays.

US, Russia divided on Venezuela after talks in Rome

Russia and the United States remain split on how to resolve the crisis in Venezuela, officials from both powers said Tuesday ...

Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro

The Latest: Trump says social media firms biased against GOP

The Latest on Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's visit to Washington (all times local): 2:50 p.m. President Donald Trump ...

US adds Venezuelan state mining company to sanctions list

The U.S. has added a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and its president to a growing sanctions list as it seeks to ...

US backs Venezuela opposition to take UN disarmament role

A top U.S. diplomat says her country wants an envoy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to take up the rotating ...

Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil's far-right president visits CIA on friendly US tour

The president of Brazil made an unusual visit to CIA headquarters Monday and later spoke of his admiration for the United ...

Alejandro Toledo

Ex-Peru president arrested in California for drunkenness

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, wanted in his home country in connection with Latin America's biggest graft ...

Alejandro Toledo

The Latest: Ex-Peru president brushes off detention queries

The Latest on the public drunkenness arrest of Peru's former president (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Former Peruvian president ...

German journalist released in Venezuela headed home

Germany's foreign ministry says a German freelance journalist freed in Venezuela months after he was jailed as a suspected ...

Juan Guaido

Venezuelan opposition leader takes campaign to northern city

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido embarked on a new stage of his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday ...

Claudio Tapia

Argentina announces professionalization of women's soccer

Argentina's soccer association announced Saturday that the national women's league will be granted professional status, ...

Correction: Chile-Floating Solar Island story

In a story March 15 about a floating island of solar panels in Chile, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the ...

Darkness lingers for Venezuela's most vulnerable

Darkness has yet to lift for 72-year-old Elizabeth Guzman and thousands of her poor neighbors in a forgotten corner of ...

Engineer: Satellite suggests fire caused Venezuela outage

In the week since a massive blackout left millions in Venezuela without power, both the government and opposition have put ...

Greece backs Bolivian leader's call for Venezuela dialogue

Greece on Friday backed calls by Bolivia's left-wing President Evo Morales for a negotiated settlement to the severe ...

Last remaining US diplomats leave Venezuela

The last remaining American diplomats in Venezuela left the country on Thursday, amid deteriorating ties between Washington ...