BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of President Gustavo Petro lost by wide margins in municipal and provincial elections Sunday, in what analysts called a sign of growing discontent with ColombiaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first left-wing government.Candidates for the presidentÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Historical Pact party failed to win ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Long lines formed at gas stations throughout Argentina on Monday as surging demand outstripped supply, becoming a campaign issue just weeks ahead of the second round of the countryÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ presidential race.Economy Minister Sergio Massa, one of the two remaining ...
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti set out on foot from Mexico's southern border Monday, walking north toward the U.S.The migrants complained that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at MexicoÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ main migrant ...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Officials said Monday that heavy rain from Tropical Storm Pilar has already caused two deaths in El Salvador as it meanders off the Pacific coast.A 24-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman were swept away by swollen streams Sunday in the province of La Union, ...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A retired Republican state senator from North Dakota has been charged with traveling to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor and with receiving images depicting child sexual abuse, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday.Longtime state Sen. Ray ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jamaica on Monday, prompting people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking that knocked out power in some areas but appeared to cause no serious damage.Food, wine bottles and other items tumbled off the shelves in grocery stores and ...