Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island
TEGUCIGALPA — At least 12 people including a popular musician died Monday when a small plane crashed into the Caribbean sea quickly after taking off from the Honduran island of…
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New incurable virus spreading in popular vacation hotspots in the Caribbean sparks alarm
Doctors are raising the alarm over an incurable virus that is spreading through popular vacation hotspots. The oropouche virus, also known as "sloth fever," has been reported in American patients…
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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang…
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U.S. deporting African and Asian migrants to Panama in diplomatic breakthrough
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from nations in Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, internal federal documents obtained…
Rubio’s Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to…
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador but there are no initial reports of damage
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A strong earthquake drove frightened residents of El Salvador’s capital into the streets Thursday morning, but there was no immediate report of damage or…
Honduras suggests ending US military cooperation over Trump mass deportation threat
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras President Xiomara Castro ’s comments earlier this week threatening to stop her country’s cooperation with the U.S. military if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on promised mass…
Military police, soldiers from Guatemala, El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE - A contingent of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti's capital on Friday to reinforce a long-delayed United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring security amid…
Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding
TEGUCIGALPA — Belize issued tropical storm warnings for the Central American country's coast on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara stalled in the western Caribbean, dousing Honduras' northern coast with heavy rain. Sustained…
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Authorities in Honduras Order Exhumation of Land Activist
TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — Honduran authorities ordered the exhumation of the body of a land defender who died under unclear circumstances near the country's Caribbean coast. Members of an ethnic group…