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March 7, 2024

Transgender non-profit founder stole $150K pandemic funds before fleeing to El Salvador: prosecutors

The founder of an LGBTQ youth non-profit that cared for Latin transgender people has been charged with stealing $150,000 in taxpayer-backed pandemic relief funds.

March 6, 2024

Florida authorities apprehend 24 illegal Haitians migrants in fishing boats: police

A group of 24 illegal Haitian migrants were apprehended off the coast of Florida on Tuesday evening in a fishing boat, local police said.

March 6, 2024

Ancient tomb filled with gold, sacrificial victims uncovered by archaeologists: 'Special type of burial'

Panamanian archaeologists affiliated with the Ministry of Culture of Panama discovered a tomb from 750 to 800 AD that was filled with gold treasures and several bodies.

February 29, 2024

WATCH: Tourists in Colombia left hanging after helicopter plummets shortly after takeoff

A tourist helicopter in Colombia crashed into a building moments after taking off — and all six people onboard survived the crash.

February 29, 2024

State in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reports over 2,000 wildfires in past month

Brazil's Roraima state, located in the Amazon rainforest, reported more that 2,000 wildfires in the past month, according to data released Thursday.

February 29, 2024

Illegal Venezuelan immigrant held in Virginia prison on charges of sexually assaulting a minor, ICE says

Renzo Mendoza Montes — the Venezuelan national accused this week of sexually assaulting a minor — is being held in a Virginia jail, according to an ICE spokesperson.

February 28, 2024

Peru allows Natalee Holloway's killer multiple conjugal visits for his mental health, rehabilitation

Joran van der Sloot is receiving conjugal visits from three women as he serves sentences in Peru for the deaths of Natalee Holloway and Stefany Flores.

February 27, 2024

Colombian warlord involved in hundreds of murders deported after serving drug sentence in the US

Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso was returned to the South American country after completing a drug-related sentence in the United States, with victims hoping he sheds light on disappearances.

February 27, 2024

Musk says Dems won’t deport criminal migrants 'because every illegal is a highly likely vote'

Elon Musk says Democrats will not deport criminal illegal immigrants because it means they will lose potential voters. The comments came in the wake of the Laken Riley murder.

February 27, 2024

Biden admin faces bipartisan backlash for allowing beef imports from Paraguay: ‘Cutting corners’

Lawmakers led by Democrat Sen. Jon Tester of Montana unveiled an effort to strike down the Biden administration's action allowing potentially diseased beef imports.