Argentina investigates hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is…
Gold prices spark mining rush in Brazil’s Amazon, fueling deforestation
SAO PAULO (AP) — The surge in gold prices in recent years has fueled a renewed mining rush…
Shakira’s free concert to light up Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Colombian superstar Shakira will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio…
Ex-Miami congressman is convicted in a secret Venezuela lobbying case
MIAMI (AP) — A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was…
10 current and former Mexican officials accused in US indictment of aiding drug trafficking
NEW YORK (AP) — The governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials were charged…
Supreme Court weighs Trump push to end protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections…
Disease and cold kill nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse
Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida animal import warehouse in 2024 and 2025,…
The world’s darkest skies are under pressure in the Atacama Desert
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark…
Florida ‘slotharium’ shuttered after probe found 31 sloths died in ‘worst conditions possible’
The world’s first “slotharium” was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths…
The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this…
Prices to expedite Panama Canal crossing skyrocket after Strait of Hormuz closure
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Businesses have doled out as much as $4 million for last-minute plans to move…
2 US officials killed in Mexico worked for the CIA, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. officials killed in a vehicle crash as they returned from destroying a clandestine…