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Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a man suspected of raping at least 60 women in the past two years.Police say 23-year-old Jonathan Parra confessed to raping women ages 16 to 28 after picking them up on his motorcycle while pretending to be a taxi driver in the popular tourist town of Puerto Plata. People routinely hail motorcycles as taxi cabs in the Dominican Republic.Police spokesman Jesus Cordero said Wednesday that officers arrested Parra after receiving complaints from numerous women. Cordero said at least 19 women have identified him as their attacker, and that police plan to interview more alleged victims.Parra is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. It is unclear if he has an attorney....
Cincinnati ace Johnny Cueto makes his first appearance in more than a month on Monday night when the Reds visit Citi Field for the first of three games with the New ...
A new campaign seeks to establish a Truth Commission in the Dominican Republic to delve into the brutal years of dictator Rafael Trujillo.The director of the Nationa...
In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire R...
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A three mile stretch of Broadway was renamed Juan Rodriguez Way.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have seized more than $3 million in cash and arrested seven suspected drug traffickers, including one of the country's...
A fugitive on the run for more than 18 years after allegedly murdering a Pennsylvania man has been extradited to the U.S. following his arrest in the Dominican Repub...
Haitians have fled their troubled country for years, attempting to reach the U.S. or other Caribbean islands by heading north across the open sea or trekking across ...
The U.S. women's volleyball team remained undefeated at the London Games with a straight-set victory over the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night to advance to the s...
Officials in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are preparing for a long campaign against cholera, the water-borne disease that has sickened tens of thousands of peopl...
The Dominican Republic's government said Wednesday that it cannot provide any kind of financial assistance to organizers of the Miss Universe contest scheduled to be...
Kevin Durant poured in 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Team USA combined suffocating defense and smooth ball movement into a 113-59 rout of the Dominican ...
Prostitution has long been practiced openly in the Dominican Republic but that could soon change.The Dominican attorney general says clients of prostitutes and anyon...
The Minnesota Twins were one out away from ending their longest losing streak of the season.Glen Perkins couldn't finish the job.Perkins surrendered a pinch-hit home...
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have signed an economic agreement to help boost sectors including agriculture, education and housing.Puerto Rico's secretary o...
Korean-born lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu faces the Milwaukee Brewers for the first time in his brief career on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers visit Miller Park to wrap...
A Canadian company says it has reached an agreement in principle with the government of the Dominican Republic to alter the terms of a disputed contract for a large ...
The Dominican Republic has dug up the grave of one of the country's national heroes to make sure the remains are really his before he is re-buried in the national ce...
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Jean Segura has been selected as the National League's Player of the Week for the period ending May 12.The Dominican Republic native hit ...