LYNCHBURG (AP) — Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia restaurant, police said. Officers responded to a call of shots fired late
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Caged tiger wheeled into LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor’s behest
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff
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A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made
ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen
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More than 1,000 mariachis belt out classics like ‘Cielito Lindo’ in a Mexico City plaza
MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end
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California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except
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Crime costs Caribbean and Latin America almost what region spends on education alone
BRIDGETOWN — Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of the Caribbean and Latin America’s economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and
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Flood risk continues for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Wet and unstable weather conditions will prevail across the region as moisture associated with a tropical wave continues to filter into the
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Haiti replaces its prime minister, marking more turmoil in transition process
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing
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Strong earthquakes shake southeast Cuba on the heels of hurricane, islandwide blackouts
HAVANA — Back-to-back earthquakes hit southeastern Cuba on Sunday, damaging houses, buildings and power lines as well as causing landslides, the government said. The United
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Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents
Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil At the time of writing, vice-president Kamala Harris has won almost
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