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Texas migrant helper released from Mexico after detention 25 Dec 2019 - 10:10 pm

HOUSTON: A Texas woman has been allowed to leave Mexico after being detained while trying to deliver Christmas gifts to a sprawling refugee...

Brazil's Bolsonaro says he had partial memory loss after a fall this week 25 Dec 2019 - 09:41 pm

SAO PAULO: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday night that he briefly lost his memory after falling at his presidential residence in...

Helicopters in Chile douse fire that destroyed 150 homes 25 Dec 2019 - 09:26 pm

SANTIAGO: Helicopters on Wednesday dropped water on the outskirts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso to extinguish a fire that destroyed about...

Miami ballet school with Venezuela past draws exiled dancers 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm

MIAMI: Lusian Hernandez’s eyes watered when she recalled receiving a free pair of pointe shoes after arriving in Miami on a dance scholarship...

Nonstop violence as Baltimore nears record homicide rate 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm

BALTIMORE: Baltimore could wrap up 2019 with its highest per-capita homicide rate on record as killings of adults and minors alike for drugs,...

Merrily on high: US astronauts help track Santa's delivery route 25 Dec 2019 - 04:33 pm

Washington: For decades, the Canadian and American defense agency NORAD has provided updates on Santa Claus's international gift delivery route, but this year,...

White-bearded 'Merry Christmas' bank robber throws cash at passers-by 25 Dec 2019 - 04:33 pm

Washington: A white-bearded man robbed a bank two days before Christmas, but threw the stolen cash in the air and wished passers-by a...

6 magnitude earthquake strikes central Colombia 25 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am

Bogota: An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude hit central Colombia Tuesday night. The quake was located about 150 km south of the capital of...

Brazil's Bolsonaro grants police officers Christmas pardon 25 Dec 2019 - 12:34 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has granted a Christmas pardon to police officers convicted of involuntary crimes, according to an item...

Trump's Christmas Eve admission: No gift yet for Melania 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am

PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he had not yet bought a Christmas present for the first lady, just a...

Trump says us will ‘deal with’ a North Korea missile test 24 Dec 2019 - 08:45 pm

President Donald Trump said that if North Korea tests intercontinental ballistic missiles, the U.S. will "deal with it.” "I handle them as they...

Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband's impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring...

Giuliani pals leveraged GOP access to seek Ukraine gas deal 23 Dec 2019 - 11:12 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: In a back corner of the swank H Bar in Houston, near a huge photo of Brigitte Bardot with a dangling...

Biden's new endorsement reflects battle for Latino support 23 Dec 2019 - 07:03 pm

Joe Biden’s presidential bid got a boost Monday from one of the leading Latinos in Congress, with the chairman of the Hispanic Caucus'...

Baba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD pioneer, dies at 88 23 Dec 2019 - 07:03 pm

MAUI, Hawaii: Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and traveled to India to find enlightenment, returning to...

Actor Kevin Costner returns to Iowa to support Buttigieg 23 Dec 2019 - 05:20 pm

INDIANOLA: "Field of Dreams” actor Kevin Costner returned to Iowa on Sunday to go to bat for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, pitching...