October 13, 2023 5 killed in riot at Mexican prison Five inmates at a prison in Mexico's Tabasco state have been reported dead after a riot erupted late Thursday. 16 prisoners have been detained in connection with the incident.
October 12, 2023 Haitian border crossing remains shut over canal disagreement with Dominican Republic Haiti on Thursday declined to reopen a key commercial crossing along its border with the Dominican Republic amid an ongoing dispute over the construction of a canal.
October 12, 2023 Charcuterie board weighing a stunning 769 pounds shatters world record in Florida A charcuterie board built in West Palm Beach, Florida, has broken the record for the world's largest board. The selection of meats and cheeses weighed 769 pounds.
October 11, 2023 Hurricane Lidia dissipates after leaving 1 dead, 2 hurt in Mexico Hurricane Lidia dissipated Wednesday after making landfall in western Mexico near Puerto Vallarta. One person was reported dead and two others sustained injuries.
October 10, 2023 Hurricane Lidia approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; winds expected to top 100 mph Hurricane Lidia is closing in on Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and is expected to make landfall late Tuesday, one day after Hurricane Max died out on the southern Pacific coast.
October 6, 2023 Puerto Rican man sentenced to 7 years in prison for decades of dogfighting A man with a long history of breeding dogs for fighting and exhibiting "extraordinary cruelty" has been sentenced to seven years in prison, as announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
October 6, 2023 Footprints found at ancient lake in New Mexico challenge old belief of first humans in Americas New research finds that humans might have first entered the New World not over the Bering land bridge between Russia and Alaska, but thousands of years earlier.
October 5, 2023 Tropical Storm Philippe intensifies as it makes beeline for Bermuda Tropical Storm Philippe approached Bermuda on Thursday, likely setting a course for Atlantic Canada and New England in the coming days.
October 4, 2023 Blinken, other top officials to discuss fentanyl, trafficking, immigration with Mexican counterparts Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden officials met Wednesday with their Mexican counterparts to discuss key security issues affecting both sides of the Southern border.
October 4, 2023 Raid on western Mexican home uncovers massive drone bomb workshop A police raid in Teocaltiche, Mexico, located in the country's coastal-Pacific Jalisco state, has reportedly unearthed a large homemade bomb manufacturing scheme.