Latest Medellin News

The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20

Jun. 26, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A cable car in the Colombian city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 20 others, officials said. It was not immediately clear if the person who died...

Migrants are rattled and unsure as deportations begin under new rule halting asylum

Jun. 06, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

DULZURA, Calif. (AP) — Abigail Castillo was about to cross the U.S. border illegally when she heard President Joe Biden was halting asylum. She continued anyway, walking hours through the mountains east of San Diego with her toddler son, hoping it wasn't too late. “I heard that...

Bancolombia: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 19:05 PM EDT

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Bancolombia SA (CIB) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $432.9 million. The bank, based in Medellin, Colombia, said it had earnings of $1.80 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The...

Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists

Apr. 01, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia's second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city's most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it was necessary to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. Medellín's Mayor Federico Gutiérrez said the ban...