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Petro claims US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the U.S. military off the coast of Venezuela. “A…

John McCarthy October 9, 2025

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Illegal immigrant gets 30 years for raping 11-year-old Virginia girl multiple times

VIRGINIA BEACH — An illegal immigrant from El Salvador has been sentenced to 30 years for repeatedly raping an 11-year-old girl in Virginia Beach, local officials said Wednesday. The Virginia Beach Sheriff’s…

John McCarthy October 9, 2025

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Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a series of fatal strikes were in…

John McCarthy October 9, 2025

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Soccer match between Argentina, Puerto Rico moved from Chicago to Florida amid immigration crackdown

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida amid the immigration crackdown in…

John McCarthy October 8, 2025

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How many alleged drug boats has the US attacked? It depends on who you ask

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — How many suspected drug boats has the U.S. military destroyed in the waters off Venezuela? It might be as high as six or as low as four,…

John McCarthy October 8, 2025

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Trump says US hit another boat off Venezuela coast

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia (Reuters) — U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela on Saturday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, adding that…

John McCarthy October 8, 2025

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Fishermen in Trinidad fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking…

John McCarthy October 7, 2025

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Hegseth says he has every authorization needed for Caribbean strikes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has every authorization needed for U.S. military strikes on vessels just off the coast of Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal drugs.…

John McCarthy October 7, 2025

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Joshuan González de Jesús arrested by the FBI in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Devin J. Kowalski, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), San Juan Field Office, announced today the arrest of Joshuan González de…

John McCarthy September 30, 2025

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Venezuela’s Maduro readies security powers in case of feared US attack

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case the U.S. military enters the country, the nation's vice president, Delcy Rodriguez,…

John McCarthy September 29, 2025