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Virginia man charged in FBI sting with supporting Islamic State goes on trial

Dec. 09, 2024 15:23 PM EST

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of funneling tens of thousands of dollars to the Islamic State group was a lonely man looking for a wife and relentlessly targeted by FBI sting operations, a defense lawyer told jurors Monday, including one undercover operative who pretended to be a...

Brazil extends Nike kit deal to 2038 and it's worth $100 million per year, AP source says

Dec. 06, 2024 20:54 PM EST

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil soccer extended its kit deal with Nike by 12 years to 2038 on Friday. A person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press it was worth $100 million per year, plus royalties on the sale of national team shirts which were not included in previous...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Dec. 06, 2024 00:08 AM EST

Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, 2024 Relatives grieved at a funeral service for police officer Jeff Petit-Dieu in Haiti. Massive balloons passed through the streets of Santiago, Chile, for a Christmas festival. A person in Cuba cooked soup in the street during a blackout. Farther...

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

Dec. 02, 2024 13:55 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been called the closest the world has ever come to a vaccine against the AIDS virus. The twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and results published Wednesday show it worked nearly as well in men. ...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 28, 2024 22:01 PM EST

Nov. 22 - Nov. 28, 2024 Countries across the region marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with performances and demonstrations. Left-wing opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi wins a tight presidential run-off election in Uruguay. ...

'Everything is expensive!' Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse

Nov. 28, 2024 11:33 AM EST

EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Fuel is rapidly becoming one of Bolivia’s scarcest commodities. Long lines of vehicles snake for several kilometers outside gas stations all over Bolivia, once South America’s second-largest producer of natural gas. Some of the queues don’t budge for...

Carrefour apologizes to Brazil for CEO's remarks, and beef is headed back to its stores

Nov. 26, 2024 14:10 PM EST

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian beef was headed back to the shelves of Carrefour-owned grocery stores Tuesday after a brief boycott sparked by remarks from the French company’s chief executive about nations in the South America trade bloc Mercosur. Carrefour CEO Alexandre...

Argentina's Racing wins its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1

Nov. 23, 2024 18:01 PM EST

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Gaston Martirena and Adrian Martinez scored first-half goals as Argentina's Racing won its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Martirena opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Martinez added a...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Nov. 21, 2024 23:26 PM EST

Nov. 15-21, 2024 Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions. Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss...

Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats' loss

Nov. 20, 2024 18:51 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats' gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for American democracy, Biden has gone largely silent on his concerns about what lays...