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US shows off $1 billion Mexico City embassy after years of delays
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday dedicated its more than $1 billion new embassy in Mexico, some two years after it was scheduled to be completed. Outgoing U.S. Amb. Ken Salazar said that the largest embassy the U.S. has in the world “highlights the singular...
Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday. The stunning move raised questions about how much...
Today in History: December 17, the Wright Brothers’ first flight
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 17, the 352nd day of 2024. There are 14 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned, powered airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using...
Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico arrested more than 100 local police officers Monday for various abuses and offenses, adding to the long list of police corruption scandals in the country. In the largest of the two incidents, 92 municipal police...
Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years.
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Trump announced the planned investments, which are expected to focus on...
As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. The 69-year-old...
Bolivia's divisive popular vote for senior judges offers lessons for Mexico
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Campaigning in Bolivia for Sunday's judicial election may be strictly forbidden, but look closer on the streets of the capital La Paz and you’ll find that some candidates have sneakily plastered their faces on packs of corn puffs and others have slipped subtle slogans...
An American couple was shot to death in the western Mexico state of Michoacan
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American couple were shot to death while visiting the western Mexico state of Michoacan. Officials confirmed their nationalities on Saturday. State prosecutors said the couple died when their pickup truck was sprayed with bullets. Investigations were underway,...
Truck drivers in Mexico block major highways to protest the government's failure to pay bills
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Truck drivers blocked some major highways in central Mexico on Tuesday to protest that the government hasn’t paid them for work they did on a tourist train line. The protest by truckers blocked two major highways leading north out of Mexico City for a few...
6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants, many of them...
