Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Ernesto Cardenal, the renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutio...
Dominican Republic, France report Caribbean virus cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic and France on Sunday reported the fi...
Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A prominent member of a community of U.S.-Mexican dual citizens living in northern Mexico that was sh...
Socialist hardliner aims gun on Guaidó march in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Socialist hardliners in Venezuela opened fire during a march headed by Juan Guaidó, injuring a...
Trump pushing for three-way arms control with Russia, China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Moscow that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other perm...
Mexico confirms first 2 cases of coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s assistant health secretary announced Friday that the country now has two confirmed cases of ...
Cruise lines, passengers scramble to respond to coronavirus
MIAMI (AP) — Being trapped aboard a ship with thousands of people as the new coronavirus spreads around the world isn’t ...
Pope tells scandal-marred Legion they still haven’t reformed
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has told the Legion of Christ religious order it still has a long road of reform ahead,...
In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confronted tough questions and doubts Thursday about testing to intercept the fast-spre...
Feds cite new evidence against former Mexico security chief
NEW YORK (AP) — New evidence against Mexico’s former top security official has been uncovered since he was charged with ...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s misplaced statistics on virus risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is painting a misleading portrait of the risks of the coronavirus, citing stati...
Dominican Republic turns back cruise ship amid virus fears
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic turned back a cruise ship carrying 1,500 people on Thurs...
Pope observes usual Ash Wednesday customs in time of virus
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the Ash Wednesday ritual that marks the opening of the Catholic Church’s Len...
Congress warns Pentagon not to move money to fund Trump wall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties told Pentagon leaders on Wednesday that the Defense Department is undermin...
FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims
1 of 8FILE - In this March 2, 2014, file photo, Peter Nygard attends the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala at ...
Impeachment fades for Slotkin as Democrats try to pivot away
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A man held up a hostile poster a few rows behind Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin as she spoke. O...
UN chief issues 7-point ‘call to action’ on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people...
Colombians grapple with a big problem: wandering hippos
DORADAL, Colombia (AP) — Maria Jaramilla awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of her panicked mule. When she lo...
Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo
SAO PAULO (AP) — When dancer Camila Prins entered Sao Paulo’s Carnival parade grounds, a costume of feathers clinging to...
AP Interview: Venezuela’s Guaidó extols Trump alliance
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaidó said Friday that he trusts U.S. President Donald Trump’s “firm a...
Tech boom, suburban growth drive Nevada’s Democratic shift
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Twenty years ago, long before Nevada was part of the early presidential selection process, the phone t...
Democrats big money pledges give way to reality of 2020 race
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Democratic presidential candidates launched their campaigns last year with bold pledges to reject...
Abuse victims look to Vatican after UN meetings in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — Three deaf victims of sexual abuse by priests in Argentina wrapped up a string of meetings with United Nat...
Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for US
MOSCOW (AP) — In October 2016, the head of Russia’s largest oil company traveled to the birthplace of Hugo Chávez, in th...
EU adds 4 jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens
BRUSSELS — The European Union has added four countries and jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens.
Killing of 7-year-old stokes anger in Mexico over femicides
MEXICO CITY — The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over the brutal slayings of women, inc...
Bloomberg takes veiled swipe at rival’s aggressive loyalists
CARSON CITY, Nev. — With the Nevada caucuses less than a week away, Democratic presidential candidates campaigning were fixated on a rival who wasn't ...
Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie
MILAN — The cardinal’s response was not what Yolanda Martínez had expected — or could abide.
Orangutan granted ‘personhood’ turns 34, makes new friend
WAUCHULA, Fla. — A orangutan named Sandra, who was granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina and later found a new home in Florida, celebrated ...
Bolsonaro stresses Christian morals amid Rio’s pre-Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro addressed tens of thousands of evangelicals on a Rio de Janeiro beach Saturday, telling them Brazil's govern...