November 8, 2018 Party of Mexico's president elect wants legalized marijuana The party of Mexico's president-elect submitted legislation Thursday that would legalize marijuana possession, public use, growing and sales.
November 8, 2018 Pablo Escobar's widow describes forced abortion in new book The widow of Pablo Escobar fell madly in love as a preteen with the man who would rise to be a ruthless drug lord, but she says she felt raped when at age 14 he forced her to have a clandestine abortion, and over time came to view him as a cruel psychopath.
November 8, 2018 Pope OKs beatification for US brother slain in Guatemala war Pope Francis has decreed that an American religious brother, James Miller, was killed out of hatred for the Catholic faith during Guatemala's civil war and can be beatified.
November 8, 2018 Rio de Janeiro state legislators arrested in bribery probe Brazilian police arrested state legislators in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations they accepted bribes in exchange for supporting a criminal organization run by a former governor, officials said.
November 8, 2018 Central American migrants in Mexico want buses to US border Central American migrants in a caravan that has stopped in Mexico City demanded buses Thursday to take them to the U.S. border, saying it is too cold and dangerous to continue walking and hitchhiking.
November 8, 2018 Syrian army frees 19 hostages held by IS since July Syrian troops have liberated 19 women and children hostages held by the Islamic State group since July in a military operation in the country's center, ending a crisis that has stunned Syria's Druze minority, state media reported Thursday.
November 8, 2018 Bolivian observatory collects data as glaciers melt The snow appears to be pristine on the Andean peaks that loom above Bolivia's capital, but even here ash and smog reach up to a remote plateau that is home to the world's highest atmospheric observatory.
November 7, 2018 Ex-Ecuador president ordered to stand trial in kidnap case Ecuador's top court ordered former President Rafael Correa on Wednesday to stand trial for his alleged role in the 2012 botched kidnapping of an opposition lawmaker.
November 7, 2018 In Honduras, most returnees from caravan hope to try again The Metropolitan Grand Central bus terminal in this city where the migrant caravan traveling through Mexico originated more than three weeks ago is a place of crossing destinies for Hondurans dreaming of seeking a better life in the United States.
November 7, 2018 Canada apologizes for turning away Nazi era ship of Jews Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized Wednesday on behalf of his nation for turning away a ship full of Jewish refugees trying to flee Nazi Germany in 1939.
