June 14, 2017 'I am a thief' tattooed on forehead of teen caught stealing in Brazil Disturbing footage shows the mentally ill 17-year-old blinking back tears as he was permanently branded with the tattoo gun in Brazil.
June 14, 2017 Mexican mayor accused of plagiarizing 'House of Cards' Underwood speech The minute-long video also uses the Netflix series’ musical theme and is subtitled.
June 14, 2017 Cuba starts election cycle, likely last of Castro presidency Cuba is starting an electoral process that is expected to end with President Raul Castro stepping down in February.
June 14, 2017 Earthquake strikes near Tajumulco, Guatemala; at least 1 reported injured At least one person was injured after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook western Guatemala, near the border of Mexico, on Wednesday, damaging homes and triggering landslides, officials said.
June 13, 2017 Detention of Mexicans in Canada spiked since country lifted visa requirement Detentions in the first five months of 2017 were more than twice the previous two years combined.
June 13, 2017 US mom hopeful Venezuela will release ailing son after North Korea frees student The release of 22-year-old college student Otto Warmbier from a North Korean prison on Tuesday has given Laurie Moon Holt hope that the U.S. State Department can work out a deal that will have her son back stateside soon.
June 13, 2017 Peso bills made out of thin, durable plastic to hit the streets in Uruguay The Central Bank (BCU) will issue 10 million plastic bills of 50 pesos in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the institution.
June 13, 2017 Venezuela's AG who broke with Maduro says family is receiving death threats A long-time government loyalist, Ortega Diaz broke publicly with the Maduro administration in late March.
June 12, 2017 Puerto Rico upholds statehood demand in contentious vote Experts say it is highly unlikely a Republican-controlled Congress would acknowledge Sunday's results.
June 12, 2017 Che Guevara was sent 'to die in Bolivia' by Cuban leadership, retired general says General Gary Prado turned him over to his superiors, who the next day executed him in southeastern Bolivia.