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Spain Says Ex-Venezuelan Spy Chief Wanted by US Is Missing

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police said Wednesday they have been unable to locate a Venezuelan former spymaster wanted by the United States for extradition on charges of drug trafficking.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 4:34 PM

Asylum Seekers Get Attorney Access Before Return to Mexico

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a Guatemalan family seeking asylum in the United States must be granted attorney access before being forced to wait in Mexico as their case winds through U.S. immigration court.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 3:59 PM

Tensions Rise as Bolivia Opposition Leader Claims Presidency

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Clashes broke out in the streets of Bolivia’s capital Tuesday evening when an opposition leader in the Senate declared herself the country’s interim president after Evo Morales fled to Mexico following his surprise weekend resignation.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 1:59 PM

Judge Bans Border Activist From Mentioning Trump in Trial

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A judge banned an Arizona border activist charged with harboring immigrants from mentioning President Donald Trump during his retrial, which began Tuesday.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 8:07 AM

Opposition Lawmaker Claims Presidency in Crisis-Torn Bolivia

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A women’s rights activist and former television presenter who became an opposition leader in the Senate declared herself Bolivia’s interim president late Tuesday, promising to guide the country out of a deep crisis.

  • Nov 13, 2019
  • 7:58 AM

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Mexican Family Can Sue in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s left-leaning justices on Tuesday appeared willing to allow a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Mexican teenager shot over the border by an American agent, but their case will depend on whether they can persuade a conservative colleague to join them.

  • Nov 12, 2019
  • 3:17 PM

2nd Trial for Arizona Activist Accused of Harboring Migrants

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial against an Arizona border activist accused of harboring migrants who sneaked across the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Nov 12, 2019
  • 2:35 PM

Evo Morales Flees Crisis-Torn Bolivia After Deadly Clashes

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia faced its worst unrest in decades amid a political vacuum Tuesday, while Evo Morales, who transformed the Andean nation as its first indigenous president, fled the country following weeks of violent protests.

  • Nov 12, 2019
  • 9:40 AM

US Held Record Number of Migrant Kids in Custody in 2019

COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father’s arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won’t even look at him.

  • Nov 12, 2019
  • 8:40 AM

Opposition Rejects Plan for New Chilean Constitution

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A plan by President Sebastián Piñera to draft a new constitution for Chile was criticized Monday by the opposition and even his own political ranks.

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 5:59 PM

United States: Bolivian President Wasn’t Forced Out by Coup

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior officials at the U.S. State Department said Monday the situation in Bolivia is not a coup, despite what some Latin American governments have claimed. They allege that the constitutional order in the Andean country will not be broken once an interim president calls for elections within 90 days.

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 5:27 PM

As Ruling Nears, Immigrant Fights for Anti-Deportation Act

NEW YORK (AP) — A Mexican immigrant fighting President Donald Trump’s attempt to end a program shielding young immigrants from deportation says he is nervous about the case finally being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 1:28 PM

Bolivia in Power Void as Morales, Would-Be Successors Resign

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia entered a sudden era of political uncertainty on Monday as President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power and seemingly every person constitutionally in line for the job quit as well.

  • Nov 11, 2019
  • 10:22 AM

Bolivia’s President Resigns Amid Election Fraud Allegations

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales announced his resignation Sunday under mounting pressure from the military and the public after his re-election victory triggered weeks of fraud allegations and deadly protests.

  • Nov 10, 2019
  • 4:46 PM

Under Pressure, Bolivian President Calls for New Election

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Buckling under mounting pressure, Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday called for a new election after his claim to have won a fourth term triggered suspicions of fraud and set off deadly protests.

  • Nov 10, 2019
  • 2:09 PM

Brazilian Ex-President Released From Imprisonment

CURITIBA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva walked out of jail on Friday, less than a day after the Supreme Court ruled that a person can be imprisoned only after all the appeals have been exhausted.

  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 5:16 PM

Venezuelans Charting Escape Selling Off Past at Flea Markets

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Having decided it’s time to abandon her crisis-torn homeland, Yenika Calderon spreads out her worldly possessions in the middle of a flea market in Venezuela’s capital, hoping to pocket enough money to give her young family a fresh start far away in Spain.

  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 4:01 PM

AP Explains: Why Is Evo Morales Facing Protests in Bolivia?

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is being wracked by its biggest protests in decades following a disputed October 20 election in which President Evo Morales declared himself the outright winner of a fourth consecutive term, avoiding the need for a runoff vote against his top rival.

  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 12:13 PM

Brazil’s Ex-President Could Be Freed After Top Court Ruling

SÃO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates still appealing their convictions, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other powerful figures jailed in a sprawling corruption investigation.

  • Nov 8, 2019
  • 8:38 AM

Report: Trump Migrant Crackdown Weighed Impact on 2020 Race

By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As the Trump administration in its early days tried to push through hardline immigration policies, it appeared to calculate their possible impact on the 2020 presidential race while rejecting national security warnings from U.S. diplomats, according to State Department memos made public Thursday. The internal documents, released […]

  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 5:02 PM

Mexico Farm Town Prepares Funerals After 9 Americans Slain

LA MORA, Mexico (AP) — With Mexican soldiers guarding the entrance to town, hundreds of people converged on this remote farming community for the first funerals Thursday for the nine American women and children killed by drug cartel gunmen.

  • Nov 7, 2019
  • 12:22 PM

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