Subtropical Storm Melissa forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed in the central Atlantic. The storm’s maximum sustained winds Monday, Nov. 18, are near 50 mph (85 kph) with some strengthening forecast. The storm...
View ArticleBachelet wins Chile vote, but reforms in peril
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Michelle Bachelet nearly doubled her conservative rival’s votes in the first round of Chile’s presidential election, but her center-left coalition fell short of the gains in...
View ArticleFight begins over opening up Mexico’s oil monopoly
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The fight to revamp Mexico’s moribund, state-run oil industry could start as early as this week with a Senate proposal to allow private access to the country’s oil, a nationalist...
View ArticleNew York man dies in Bahamas at freediving contest
NEW YORK (AP) — A 32-year-old New York City man who broke the U.S. constant weight record for freediving soon after beginning his competitive career last year died Sunday, Nov. 17, while...
View ArticleRio’s Olympic waterways full of trash
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s endless beaches and lush tropical forest will be a photographer’s dream during the 2016 Olympics. But zoom in on the likes of once-pristine Guanabara Bay,...
View ArticleHaiti’s prime minister tours Silicon Valley
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From Google to Facebook to Apple, Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe plans to spend Wednesday, Nov. 20, on a whirlwind tour through Silicon Valley’s most elite...
View ArticleTexas 69, No. 12 Texas A&M 58
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Nneka Enemkpali had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead Texas to a 69-58 upset victory over No. 12 Texas A&M at the Paradise Jam Classic on Friday, Nov. 29,...
View ArticleDominican Republic launches migrant children plan
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic on Saturday, Nov. 30,Ha launched a plan putting into motion a recent court ruling that could strip the citizenship of children born to...
View ArticleNo. 3 Lady Vols rout SMU 87-47
FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Tennessee coach Holly Warlick knows success for the Lady Vols is very simple. Play good defense and rebound and good things will happen. The third-ranked Lady Vols got both...
View ArticleVenezuelan oil diplomacy curbed by economic crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The late President Hugo Chavez’s dream of leveraging Venezuela’s oil wealth to spread revolution across Latin America is crumbling under the weight of an economic crisis...
View ArticleFire hits Brazil’s Latin America Memorial
SAO PAULO (AP) — The fire department of Brazil’s biggest city says a fire swept through a large auditorium in Sao Paulo’s Latin America Memorial, a political, cultural and leisure complex designed by...
View ArticleHonduran candidate calls for protest and vote recount
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Opposition candidate Xiomara Castro announced Friday, Nov. 29, that she won’t recognize the result of Honduras’ presidential election because of alleged voter fraud...
View ArticleSubtropical Storm Melissa forms in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Subtropical Storm Melissa has formed in the central Atlantic. The storm’s maximum sustained winds Monday, Nov. 18, are near 50 mph (85 kph) with some strengthening forecast. The storm...
View ArticleBachelet wins Chile vote, but reforms in peril
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Michelle Bachelet nearly doubled her conservative rival’s votes in the first round of Chile’s presidential election, but her center-left coalition fell short of the gains in...
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