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October 20, 2018

Snake names honor Darwin, fire god, Louisiana professor

A Louisiana professor is in heady company, honored by having one of three newly identified species of snakes from the ...

October 19, 2018

Uruguay passes law granting rights to trans people

Uruguay's Congress has approved a law that guarantees rights to the South American country's transgender community.

October 19, 2018

Venezuela's prosecutor rejects calls for independent probe

Venezuela's chief prosecutor said he is investigating police officers who failed to keep safe an opposition politician who ...

October 19, 2018

Facebook's election 'war room' takes aim at fake information

In an otherwise innocuous part of Facebook's expansive Silicon Valley campus, a locked door bears a taped-on sign that reads ...

October 18, 2018

Ecuador expels Venezuelan envoy for insult to president

Officials in Ecuador say they're expelling Venezuela's ambassador because an official from the neighboring country called its ...

October 18, 2018

Kip Keino hands himself over to police in corruption case

Running great Kip Keino handed himself over to police in Kenya on Thursday and is under arrest, set to face charges of ...

October 18, 2018

US designates suspected Colombian trafficker as drug kingpin

The U.S. has slapped sanctions on a Colombian man with ties to the South American country's largest rebel group who allegedly ...

October 18, 2018

Spain seizes 115 properties in crackdown on Venezuelan funds

Police in Spain say they have seized more than 115 properties as they dismantled a network that allegedly purchased real ...

October 18, 2018

Judge frees Peru opposition leader Keiko Fujimori

Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was freed by an appeals judge late Wednesday, a week after she was arrested in an ...

October 17, 2018

Sargent scores, US gives up late goal in 1-1 tie with Peru

Dave Sarachan keeps giving the U.S. a glimpse of its soccer future. His successor will find out whether these kids are all ...

October 16, 2018

Venezuelan fans endure sacrifices to 'Play Ball' amid crisis

For 10 years, ever since they bonded over baseball at work, Franlet Bencomo and Elbert Albarran haven't missed an opening day ...

October 16, 2018

Doggy bag: Beagle intercepts roast pig at Atlanta airport

A passenger traveling from Ecuador was relieved of leftovers when an intrepid beagle found a roasted pig's head in baggage ...

October 15, 2018

Report: Ecuador tells Assange to curb speech, look after cat

Ecuador has formally ordered Julian Assange to steer clear of topics that could harm its diplomatic interests if he wants to ...

October 12, 2018

US loses 4-2 to Colombia in Bradley's return

This loss did not sting for Michael Bradley, far different from the previous one. Carlos Bacca, Radamel Falcao and Miguel ...

October 12, 2018

Amid violence, Brazil presidential candidates call for calm

The two presidential candidates who will square off in Brazil's runoff this month are calling for an end to politically ...

October 11, 2018

Brazil: Mexico dragging feet on Odebrecht corruption scandal

Across Latin America, prosecutors have been pressing charges in recent years against politicians accused of corruption in the ...

October 11, 2018

Peru opposition leader Fujimori detained in corruption probe

Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori was detained on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering investigation, ...

October 11, 2018

Venezuelan politician mourned after suspicious death

Venezuela's chief prosecutor doubled down Wednesday on claims that a jailed opposition activist killed himself, while the ...

October 10, 2018

More than 100 pot shops set to open as Canada legalizes weed

Mat Beren and his friends used to drive by the vast greenhouses of southern British Columbia and joke about how much weed ...