Latin America - Page 85

November 9, 2019

Sandra the orangutan settles into new home in Florida after being granted legal personhood

A 33-year-old orangutan granted legal personhood by a judge in Argentina is settling into her new surroundings at the Center for Great Apes in central Florida.

November 8, 2019

Chilean mayor sprints to avoid reporters, says she was surprised by her ‘aerobic capacity’

Politicians never truly stop running for office -- but Chilean mayor Evelyn Matthei took that concept to the extreme Thursday, with video footage showing her bolting from a pack of reporters in an apparent bid to avoid answering questions.

November 8, 2019

Mexican cop involved in botched operation against ‘El Chapo’s' son gunned down in hail of 155 bullets

A Mexican police officer involved in the botched operation to arrest one of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons last month was killed by a hail of more than 150 bullets in a brazen daylight assassination.

November 8, 2019

Families mourn victims killed in Mexico, say it’s like ‘Afghanistan 100 miles from US border’

Outraged family members of the nine Americans killed in a drug cartel ambush in Mexico Monday reportedly urged the country's leaders to accept President Trump’s offer to help destroy the cartels as the first funerals were held Thursday. 

November 8, 2019

Cat credited with saving baby from falling down the stairs

A cat in Bogota, Colombia, is being credited with saving a little boy’s life after security footage uploaded to Facebook last Friday showed it leap in front of the one-year-old to keep him from falling down a staircase.

November 7, 2019

UN condemns US blockade of Cuba; Brazil, Israel join US to oppose

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to condemn the U.S. economic and commercial blockade against Cuba on Thursday, and in doing so shunned U.S. calls to condemn Cuba for its ongoing human-rights violations.

November 7, 2019

Bolivia mayor dragged through streets, has hair cut by protesters as election violence swells

The mayor of a small town in Bolivia has become the latest victim of violence in the country that has seen violent street clashes intensifying over the country's disputed election nearly three weeks ago. 

November 7, 2019

Mexican massacre suspect arrested at border not tied to attack; confusion over which cartel was responsible

The man arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border was not linked to the suspected cartel massacre of three women and six children, Mexican officials said Wednesday – and as the investigation continued, authorities couldn't seem to narrow down which cartel was responsible.

November 7, 2019

Mourners of Mexican cartel massacre victims, escorted by military, arrive for first funerals

Hundreds of mourners from the U.S. reportedly spent the night in a remote farming community in northern Mexico ahead of Thursday’s scheduled funerals for some of the victims of a horrible massacre of nine American women and children.

November 7, 2019

Crisis throws curve ball at opening of Venezuelan baseball

Maria Graciela Briceno and her two best friends squeezed into their seats behind home plate at the baseball stadium in Venezuela's capital, knowing this season's opening game wouldn't measure up to past years.