Tag: Central America
Remains of Guatemalan migrants return home
GUATEMALA CITY — The remains of 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January were returned to their native country Friday.
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Mexican lawmakers advance bill to legalize recreational pot
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s lower chamber approved a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, setting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s...
Bus-tanker collision kills at least 11 in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — At least 11 people were killed early Thursday in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon when a tanker truck carrying...
Drug trafficker says he bribed Honduras president
NEW YORK — A convicted Honduran drug trafficker and former leader of a cartel testified in United States federal court Thursday that he paid...
Soto, Cardoso, Llanez, Saucedo head US Olympic soccer roster
CHICAGO — Norwich forward Sebastian Soto and midfielders Johnny Cardoso of Internacional, Ulysses Llanez of Heerenveen and Sebastian Saucedo of Pumas headed a 20-man...
Mexican court blocks law favoring state electricity plants
MEXICO CITY — Even sooner than critics had expected, a court in Mexico issued an injunction Thursday to block a new law that favors...
Nevada Supreme Court mulls appeal in 2019 quadruple homicide
RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s Supreme Court wants to hear directly from lawyers on both sides in a death penalty dispute over how much more...
Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupts, showering ash
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s San Cristobal volcano erupted Tuesday, showering the northwestern city of Chinandega in ash.
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Mexico stops 2 buses with 210 Central American migrants
MEXICO CITY — Police in southern Mexico said Wednesday they stopped two passenger buses loaded with a total of 210 Central American migrants, a...
Mexico charges ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico City said Tuesday they have obtained an arrest warrant for the former local boss of the long-ruling Institutional...
