September 4, 2024 Venezuelan dictator deploys bizarre distraction as country remains in turmoil after election Venezuela remains in political turmoil as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro continues to insist he won the July 28 election, which international observers and polling data indicate he lost by a landslide.
August 28, 2024 CDC on alert as 'Sloth fever' hits the US — a disease spread by travelers from Cuba and South America More than 20 cases of of Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever, have been reported in travelers returning from Cuba, the CDC said Tuesday. The disease is spread primarily through bites.
August 26, 2024 Venezuelan official decries 'grave lack of transparency and veracity' in election results Venezuelan electoral official Juan Carlos Delpino denounced Monday the "grave lack of transparency and veracity" in the results of last month's election.
August 24, 2024 Venezuelans will keep fighting for democracy. They have no choice Venezuelans proved the strength of democracy and defeated socialist dictator Maduro in the election. But the fight isn't over and they need to keep going to get their country back.
August 20, 2024 World's biggest spider comes from northern South America, can measure as large as a dinner plate The Goliath birdeater from South America earns the title of the world's biggest spider. The spider typically weighs around 6 ounces and measures 11 inches long.
August 15, 2024 US, Brazil float new Venezuela election despite government, opposition rebuffs After Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested a new election in Venezuela, U.S. President Joe Biden also told reporters he would support it.
August 10, 2024 Pilot, 35, identified from Brazil plane that spiraled out of sky and crashed, killing 62 Capt. Danilo Santos Romano, 35, was identified as the pilot in the fatal Brazilian air disaster that killed all 62 people who were on board.
August 10, 2024 Passenger plane crashes in Brazil, killing all people on board, airline VoePass says A plane operated by the Brazilian airline VoePass has crashed in the country's Sao Paulo state on Friday, reports say.
August 10, 2024 Would-be VoePass passengers say they missed doomed Brazilian flight over booking mix-up Two would-be passengers say they cheated death on Friday after a mix-up resulted in them missing their flight aboard the doomed VoePass airliner which crashed in Brazil and killing all 62 people on board.
August 7, 2024 Violent Venezuelan prison gang infiltrating US, becoming more organized and brazen: 'MS-13 on steroids' A Venezuelan prison gang called Tren de Aragua is infiltrating the United States, becoming more organized and more brazen, according to U.S. officials.
