Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season after Hurricane Melissa
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged…
Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations
URUAPAN, MEXICO (AP) — A mayor in Mexico ’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a…
Rescuers and aid workers bring relief to hurricane-hit Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers fanned out across Jamaica on Saturday to distribute food and…
Rescued lions and tigers from Argentina zoo to find new homes abroad
LUJAN, Argentina (AP) — Lions, tigers and bears that managed to survive in substandard conditions at a now-shuttered…
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation falls 11% even as fires surge to record levels
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell by 11% from August 2024 to July this…
JetBlue passengers hospitalized after flight from Mexico makes emergency landing in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — JetBlue passengers were taken to the hospital after a sudden altitude drop on a…
Brazilian police say death toll in huge police raid on drug gang in Rio rises to 119
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of…
What to know about Hurricane Melissa as it makes landfall in Cuba
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday after bringing violent winds…
US to be left with no aircraft carrier in the Middle East or Europe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s decision to shift the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America…
Brazilian police raid gang in Rio, leaving at least 64 people dead and 81 under arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — About 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on a drug-trafficking…