AMERICAS

One of the least-known chapters in Vice President Kamala Harris’s life occurred when she was in high school while Quebec was being torn apart over a separatist movement.

Border Patrol agents in Vermont stopped the woman on the shore of Lake Wallace, on the U.S.-Canada border, with a duffel bag containing $40,000 worth of turtles.

The Dominican Republic’s deportation plan, which calls for 10,000 Haitians to be expelled every week, comes amid deteriorating relations between the two countries.

The platform has paid off its fines, suspended accounts deemed to have broken Brazilian law, and appointed a legal representative in the country.

See how a heat wave in the Gulf of Mexico contributed to Hurricane Milton’s rapid intensification.

The Cuban-born pitcher was a three-time all-star. He had a historically great season with the Cleveland Indians in 1968, leading the AL in ERA and shutouts.

LiDAR and artificial intelligence are just some of the technological advances that make discovery faster and easier.

Activists are softening their criticism to help Vice President Kamala Harris win. That sets the stage for a huge clash if she reaches the Oval Office.

Officials say the immigrants must apply for asylum or another program, or leave after two years, but thousands have already obtained other ways of staying in the United States legally.

The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.

The Supreme Court added cases for its term starting Monday, including a lawsuit by Mexico seeking to hold U.S. gun makers liable for violence in that country.

Dominica is using revenue from its citizenship-by-investment program to fund its ambitious plans to become more resilient against hurricanes in the Caribbean.

“I see politicians trying to use the situation to advance their political position,” said the mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. “But this doesn’t solve the problems we actually have.”

The thousands of burrowing parrots swooping into Pedro Luro and Hilario Ascasubi in Argentina have resulted in constant power outages and streets blanketed by poop.

Once a hero of the leftist Sandinistas, Mr. Ortega was put under house arrest after criticizing the “dictatorial” rule of his brother Daniel Ortega.

Federal prosecutors have charged eight members of Maradona’s medical team with homicide for allegedly failing to do enough to keep Maradona alive. All have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

After years of effort, the traditionally macho country has a female president, chief justice, central bank chief and more.

She takes office with the largest mandate since Mexico became a democracy a quarter-century ago. She faces concerns about the economy, crime and a predecessor who might not go away.