Tag: Central America
US prosecutors say Honduras president took bribes in 2019
NEW YORK — Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes from a drug trafficker as recently as 2019 — not just while running for...
Mexico says oil for domestic use, claims big find
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials said Thursday they have found an oil field with possible reserves of 500 million to 600 million barrels, but...
Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies
TIJUANA, Mexico — It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border...
Ferreira lifts US over Costa Rica 1-0 in Olympic qualifying
<p>Jesús Ferreira scored in the 35th minute and the United States opened its bid to reach the Olympic men's soccer tournament after a pair...
Mexico: 2.7 U.S. vaccine doses to arrive next week
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat said Friday the U.S. will send 2.7 million doses of unused AstraZeneca vaccine next week, and acknowledged continuing...
Nicaragua’s Indigenous tell OAS of killings, land takeovers
<p>MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s Indigenous groups complained Thursday to the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights about land takeovers and killings that have hit the...
Mexico launches crackdown on migrant smuggling
MEXICO CITY — In a rare show of force Friday, Mexico sent hundreds of immigration agents, police and National Guard officers marching through the...
Plane’s front landing gear collapses on takeoff in Mexico
<p>MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Viva Aerobus airline said Thursday that the front landing gear on one of its passenger jets collapsed while the plane...
Mexican president gives navy part of southern rail-port
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador again expanded the military's role in Mexico's economy Friday, announcing he will give the navy part...
Texas man charged in connection with deadly migrant crash
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man who drove a pickup truck involved in a deadly head- on crash near a Texas border city following...