December 18, 2019 All McDonald’s in Peru close to mourn employees electrocuted at restaurant All of the McDonald’s branches in Peru is closing its doors for at least two days to allow employees to mourn the deaths of two of their own, who died after they were electrocuted at a branch in the country’s capital.
December 17, 2019 Claudia López, Bogota's first woman mayor, marries female partner in Colombia On the heels of becoming the first woman mayor of Bogota in Colombia, Claudia López has married her girlfriend of three years.
December 16, 2019 Coast Guard, in ‘race against time,' makes daring rescue to save Canadian fisherman’s life A U.S. Coast Guard crew has been caught on video making a daring rescue during what one official described as a “race against time” to save a fisherman’s life.
December 12, 2019 Chile finds human remains, military plane that disappeared on way to Antarctica: defense minister Authorities in Chile searching for a military transport plane that vanished earlier this week while en route to Antarctica made a grim announcement Thursday, revealing they located the aircraft and human remains.
December 8, 2019 African migrants heading to US-Mexico border in record numbers in 2019 The numbers of African migrants heading to the U.S. through its border with Mexico have more than doubled in the past year, recent data from the federal government showed.
December 7, 2019 Shooting near Mexican president's residence leaves 4 dead Four people were shot to death in the Mexican capital Saturday, just steps from an entrance to the official residence of the president, authorities said.
December 5, 2019 Man hits 'dog' on Canadian highway, doesn't realize it's a coyote A Canadian man who hit a dog with his car last week and brought it to safety was "extremely surprised" to find out it wasn't a dog — but a young coyote.
December 2, 2019 Mexican cartel massacre suspects arrested in attack that left 9 Americans dead, government says A major military operation Sunday jointly carried out by three branches of the Mexican armed forces netted several suspects accused in the November massacre that claimed nine members of a well-known Mexican-American family believed to have been targeted by a drug cartel, federal authorities in the country said in a statement.
December 1, 2019 Canadian woman arrested for not holding escalator handrail awarded $20G in damages A Canadian woman who was arrested for not holding on to an escalator handrail has been awarded $20,000 in damages by the nation's Supreme Court.
November 26, 2019 Argentinian students parody 'Barbie Girl' with 'Nazi Girl' in school assignment, receive high marks A group of Argentina students who parodied the popular song "Barbie Girl" will their own rendition of "Nazi Girl" sparked outrage that left their teacher fired and their school apologizing.