December 15, 2023 Mexico's health department closes melon-packing plant linked to deadly salmonella outbreak Mexico's Health Department temporarily closed a Sonora melon-packaging plant on Friday after it was implicated in a salmonella outbreak responsible for at least eight deaths.
December 15, 2023 After nearly 2 decades, Fontainebleau officially joins Las Vegas Strip with lavish opening The newest Las Vegas casino, Fontainebleau, has opened to the public on the Strip. The project has been in the works since construction began in 2007.
December 15, 2023 AMLO inaugurates first stretch of coastal Mexican tourist rail line Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday inaugurated the first part of a tourist train set to loop around the Yucatán peninsula.
December 15, 2023 Woman arrested in murder of American comedian, activist abducted in Colombia: report An arrest has been made into the gruesome death of a U.S. activist and comedian whose body was found stabbed and dumped in a ravine in Colombia on Sunday after he was abducted.
December 15, 2023 Guatemala faces landmark ruling for Indigenous rights violation by permitting mine on tribal land Guatemala has been found guilty of violating Indigenous rights by allowing a large nickel mine on tribal land nearly two decades ago, an international court has ruled.
December 15, 2023 Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique, 30, dies on stage during massive heart attack 30-year-old Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique suddenly collapsed and died while performing on stage Wednesday in a incident that was also captured on video.
December 14, 2023 Security scare as Russian man with no passport or ticket ends up in US, FBI says Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava could not describe how he made his way through airport security, and authorities only found Russian and Israeli identification cards in his possession.
December 14, 2023 Bull loose on New Jersey train tracks causes travel delays Trains in New Jersey had to steer clear of a bull on the tracks Thursday at Newark's Penn Station. The incident prompted temporary suspension of services.
December 14, 2023 St. Louis Zoo's iconic elephant Raja heads to Columbus for breeding initiative The St. Louis Zoo has announced that Raja, a male Asian elephant born there nearly 31 years ago, will be relocated to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio.
December 14, 2023 Hiker survives 1,000-foot 'worst case scenario' fall from Hawaii trail: 'Miracle of God' Hiker Ian Snyder says it's a miracle he's alive after he fell 1,000 feet from a trail in Hawaii and was stranded by a waterfall for three days before his rescue.