The Associated Press
After Impeachment, House Bestows Big Trade Victory on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Officials Call for Asylum-Seeker Release, Reunion With Niece
PHOENIX (AP) — María is the only living relative to the 6-year-old girl she’s raised as her own. After a gang killed all of their relatives, she brought the girl to the U.S. to ask for asylum. But the government took the girl from María, sending her to a shelter more than 2,000 miles away, because María isn’t her biological mother.
30 Years After US Invasion, Panamanian Families Seek Answers
The United States launched “Operation Just Cause” on December 20. shortly after midnight. Some 27,000 troops were tasked by then-President George H.W. Bush with capturing Noriega, protecting the lives of Americans living in Panama and restoring democracy to the country that a decade later would take over control of the Panama Canal.
In a First, Peruvian With Down Syndrome Runs for Parliament
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Bryan Russell has Down syndrome and does daily speech exercises, putting pens and corks in his mouth to help build up low muscle tone there. He is also waging a longshot bid to become a national Peruvian lawmaker, going door to door in Lima to ask for votes.
Democratic-Led House Expected to Give Trump Big Win on Trade
WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after impeaching President Donald Trump, the Democratic-led House is expected to overwhelmingly pass one of his signature priorities, a rewrite of the 25-year-old free trade agreement he blames for shipping U.S. manufacturing jobs to Mexico.
Puerto Rico Cockfighters Go to Ring in Federal Ban Defiance
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Felipe Espinal walked into his cockfighting establishment Wednesday night in the northern town of Toa Baja and held up a white pen in triumph as he recorded the moment with his cellphone.
President Donald Trump Impeached by US House on 2 Charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Mexico Probes Embezzlement by Former Top Cop
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s financial crimes unit said Wednesday he is looking into evidence that the country’s former top security official embezzled as much as 2 billion pesos (equal to about $170 million at the time) in government funds.
Mexico President Opposes Bill to End Church-State Separation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday he does not support a proposal to further relax Mexico’s strict legal separation of church and state, throwing cold water on a draft bill that would upend longstanding political doctrine in the country.
Prosecutors Order Arrest of Bolivian Ex-President Morales
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prosecutors in Bolivia’s capital issued an arrest warrant against ousted President Evo Morales on Wednesday, accusing him of sedition and terrorism.
Volunteers Battle Health Crisis of Asylum Seekers in Mexico
A movement of health professionals and medical students from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border is quietly battling to keep asylum seekers healthy and safe while their lives remain in flux.
Puerto Rico Heading Into Showdown Over US Ban on Cockfights
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico will defy the U.S. government by adopting a law Wednesday to keep cockfighting alive, bidding to protect a 400-year-old tradition on the island despite a federal ban that goes into effect this week, officials told The Associated Press.
Bogotá’s History-Making Mayor-Elect Weds Partner in Colombia
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The first woman to be elected mayor of Colombia’s capital city has married her partner in a private civil ceremony before taking office.
5 Years After Detente With US, Cubans Say Hope Has Dwindled
HAVANA (AP) — At midday on Dec. 17, 2014, the sound of church bells echoed in Havana as presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro announced that the United States and Cuba would reestablish diplomatic relations and end nearly 60 decades of hostility.
Venezuela Charges 4 Anti-Maduro Lawmakers With Rebellion
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court opened criminal cases Monday against four National Assembly lawmakers opposed to President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of rebellion and treason for their part in a failed military uprising.
US, Mexico Quickly Mend Rift Over North American Trade Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Mexico moved quickly Monday to defuse a dispute over President Donald Trump’s revamped North American trade pact.
Puerto Rico Governor to Run in 2020 Local Elections
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez announced Monday that she plans to run in the 2020 general elections after repeatedly stating she was not interested in the position when she was appointed leader following political upheaval in the U.S. territory earlier this year.
Independent Women’s Groups Say 2019 Year of Progress in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — For 60 years, Cuba’s communist government has monopolized virtually every aspect of life on the island, including dozens of state-controlled organizations that serve as official advocates for groups ranging from LGBT people to animal lovers.
Patients Rally in Ecuador for Legal Use of Medical Cannabis
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer.
Mexico Trade Negotiator: We’ll Never Accept US ‘Inspectors’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s trade negotiator for North America said Sunday that Mexico categorically opposes allowing foreign labor inspectors to operate in the country, saying that was not contemplated in the recent agreement with Washington and Ottawa on the USMCA pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Mexico Objects Over US Bill on Ratifying Trade Pact
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress as part of an eventual ratification of the deal.

