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Colombia Threatens to Denounce Cuba as Sponsor of Terrorism

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia threatened Tuesday to denounce Cuba at the United Nations unless it immediately turns over two guerrilla commanders believed to be living on the communist island.

  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 9:54 AM

Tent Courts Set to Open on Border for US Asylum Seekers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is ready to open a tent court on the border to help handle tens of thousands of cases of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico, with hearings held entirely by videoconference.

  • Sep 11, 2019
  • 9:43 AM

FEMA Officials, Contractor Accused of Hurricane Relief Fraud

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities said Tuesday they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud in the efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane María.

  • Sep 10, 2019
  • 3:19 PM

Mexico Trans Women Fight for Justice as Murders Go Unpunished

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Months after Kenya Cuevas’ friend was slain in front of her, a funeral wreath with Cuevas’ name on it arrived at her doorstep. The implication was clear: Keep making noise about murdered transgender women and you’ll be next.

  • Sep 10, 2019
  • 9:42 AM

Papi’s Back: David Ortiz Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway

BOSTON (AP) — Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz had a chance to thank his adoring fans at Fenway Park exactly three months after he was shot in the back while in his native Dominican Republic.

  • Sep 9, 2019
  • 8:23 PM

Judge Reinstates Nationwide Halt on Trump Asylum Policy Plan

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. judge in California on Monday reinstated a nationwide halt on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent most migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • Sep 9, 2019
  • 5:43 PM

Hondurans Feel Fate of Their Unpopular President Lies in US

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a closet-sized underground hip-hop studio in one of the deadliest neighborhoods in Honduras’ capital, Leonardo Sierra believes nothing will change in his country until the United States decides it should.

  • Sep 9, 2019
  • 10:17 AM

Mexicans March to Demand Safety and Justice for Women

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people marched silently in Mexico’s capital Sunday to urge justice for women who suffer violence in one of the most dangerous countries to be female, victims who include students murdered by rejected suitors, girls raped before they reach puberty and single mothers who disappear without a trace.

  • Sep 9, 2019
  • 9:39 AM

Housing Aid for Puerto Rican Evacuees Close to Running Out

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — In the months after Hurricane María destroyed her home in Puerto Rico, Ashley Gonzáles moved to Connecticut, where federal and state aid helped her and her longtime partner avoid homelessness.

  • Sep 8, 2019
  • 5:26 PM

Maduro Rejects Talks With Opposition Over Envoy’s Remarks

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro says that he won’t resume talks with the opposition until it rejects calls by a top supporter in Britain to “drop the topic” of Venezuela’s longstanding claims to an oil-rich part of neighboring Guyana.

  • Sep 7, 2019
  • 11:09 AM

US Tells Migrant Woman 8 Months Pregnant to Wait in Mexico

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Eight-and-a-half-months pregnant and experiencing contractions, an El Salvadoran woman crossed the Rio Grande, only to be apprehended by the Border Patrol. She was not allowed to stay.

  • Sep 6, 2019
  • 2:00 PM

Mexico Claims Success in Stopping Migrants But Activists Say No

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says it has complied with a 90-day deadline from the U.S. to reduce the flow of migrants through its territory, but activists say Mexico’s crackdown has only forced migrants into greater desperation and more illicit, dangerous routes.

  • Sep 6, 2019
  • 8:03 AM

ICE Confrontation Leads to Shots Fired

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent opened fire in a grocery store parking lot in Tennessee early Thursday during an attempted apprehension, ICE spokesman Bryan Cox said.

  • Sep 5, 2019
  • 4:29 PM

More Women Say Opera Legend Domingo Harassed, Pursued Them

Angela Turner Wilson, now 48 and a college voice teacher in the Dallas area, was one of 11 women to come forward after an Aug. 13 AP story in which numerous women accused the long-married, Spanish-born superstar of sexual harassment or inappropriate, sexually charged behavior and of sometimes damaging their careers if they rejected him.

  • Sep 5, 2019
  • 3:30 PM

A Rescue, a Reunion and a Rush to Help in Dorian’s Aftermath

ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — When Hurricane Dorian hit Sylvia Cottis’ home at a beach club in the Bahamas, the fearsome Category 5 storm blew out the supposedly hurricane-proof windows, turning the glass into razor-sharp shrapnel that opened a wide gash on her knee.

  • Sep 5, 2019
  • 8:28 AM

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Praises 1973 Military Coup in Chile

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro criticized on Wednesday U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who is from Chile, by praising that country’s 1973 military coup.

  • Sep 4, 2019
  • 4:28 PM

Many Moms Say Children’s Health Worsened in Immigration Custody

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many mothers detained in border stations this summer reported the health of their children worsened while in custody, recounting bouts of fever, diarrhea and respiratory illness they say were not properly treated, according to a nonprofit legal group’s questionnaire of 200 detained women.

  • Sep 4, 2019
  • 3:45 PM

US Watchdog: Separated Migrant Children Suffered Trauma

WASHINGTON (AP) — Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday. The chaotic reunification process only added to their ordeal.

  • Sep 4, 2019
  • 10:38 AM

Bahamians Begin Rescues as Dorian Moves on Toward US Coast

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Bahamians rescued victims of Hurricane Dorian with jet skis and a bulldozer as the U.S. Coast Guard, Britain’s Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.

  • Sep 4, 2019
  • 8:05 AM

Mexico: Main Suspect Absolved in 2014 Student Disappearances

MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the main suspects in the 2014 disappearance of 43 teachers’ college students in southern Mexico has been acquitted, a human rights attorney said Tuesday, as justice remains elusive for one of the darkest moments of the country’s recent history.

  • Sep 3, 2019
  • 3:03 PM

‘Catastrophic’: Hurricane Dorian Parks Over the Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. At least five deaths were reported, with the full extent of the damage far from clear.

  • Sep 3, 2019
  • 12:58 PM

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