September 21, 2017 Mexico earthquake: Animals rescued from collapsed medical lab As rescue workers continued Wednesday to search for human survivors of Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake in central Mexico, the safe recovery of 53 lab animals was a source of joy in an otherwise grim week.
September 20, 2017 Dog pulled from rubble after Mexico earthquake, to huge cheers A dog buried under a pile of rubble was rescued on Wednesday after a magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck near Mexico’s capital, killing more than 220 people.
September 20, 2017 Hurricane Maria surges toward Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands The core of "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Maria charged closer to Puerto Rico early Wednesday, slamming smaller Caribbean islands along the way.
September 20, 2017 Parents fear the worst at site of Mexican school collapse Parents from the Enrique Rebsamaen primary and secondary school in Mexico City waited in fear as rescuers searched the three-story school structure that collapsed after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook the capital city on Tuesday.
September 19, 2017 Woman kayaker in Amazon shot dead by pirates who robbed for her GoPro A British adventurer who had been on a solo kayaking trip through the Amazon was shot dead by pirates, police have confirmed.
September 19, 2017 Orioles minor leaguer is third baseball player killed in Dominican Republic this year A 21-year-old minor league pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization became the third baseball player to die this year in a car wreck in the Dominican Republic.
September 19, 2017 Ex-shopping mall CEO plunges to death in Costa Rica A former New York shopping mall executive in Costa Rica to celebrate his 65th birthday this weekend plunged to his death after falling from a platform high in the trees where he was eating dinner.
September 19, 2017 UN rips Venezuelan human rights abuses, as government orders opposition leader's wife to court A hard-hitting United Nations report on Venezuela released this week said the human rights situation in the socialist country is “increasingly critical” for anti-government protesters, who are facing “mounting levels of repression” from that country’s national security forces.
September 19, 2017 Cuba opens 5-month transition likely to end Castro reign HAVANA — Cuba on Monday began a five-month political transition expected to end with Raul Castro's departure from the presidency, capping his family's near-total dominance of the political system for nearly 60 years.
September 19, 2017 Hurricane Irma: Puerto Rico declares state of emergency ahead of Category 4 storm Puerto Rico's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of powerful Hurricane Irma, which has strengthened into a Category 4 storm.