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May 23, 2017

Puerto Rico aims to rehabilitate 179 schools after closing

Puerto Rico is preparing to close 179 public schools this month, and the island's governor said Tuesday that he hopes to turn those buildings into shelters for animals and homeless people or for other uses.

May 23, 2017

The Latest: Official says WH has approved weapons for Kurds

The Latest on Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' meetings on Syria (all times local): 1:10 p.m.

May 23, 2017

American man slain in troubled Mexican state of Veracruz

Authorities and Mexican media say a U.S. citizen and environmental activist has been killed in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, a hotbed of violence and extortion and by drug gangs.

May 23, 2017

Mattis cites good talks with Turkey on fighting IS in Syria

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is citing useful discussions with Turkey as the countries try to work out differences over a U.S. alliance with Syrian Kurds in fighting Islamic State militants.

May 23, 2017

Fireworks cache explodes in Mexico, killing at least 12

Authorities say at least 12 people have been killed by a fireworks explosion in central Mexico.

May 23, 2017

S. Korea's next leader will engage North, reconsider THAAD

Some of the key policies of Moon Jae-in, who is set to be South Korea's next president after his main rivals conceded following Tuesday's election: ENGAGEMENT WITH NORTH KOREA A former aide of late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun, who sought rapprochement with North Korea, Moon has been critical of the hard-line stances that conservative governments in Seoul maintained against North Korea over the past decade.

May 23, 2017

Poop bombs: Venezuelans’ new weapon against riot police are ‘poopootov cocktails’

The fetid bombs reprotedly made their debut over the weekend during clashes in Los Teques, near Caracas.

May 23, 2017

Blast at a fireworks warehouse in Mexico kills at least 14, injures dozens

The blast Monday night shook the community of San Isidro, where people were preparing for an upcoming religious festivity.

May 23, 2017

Poland faces questions at UN human rights forum

The United States and other countries have criticized Poland at the U.N.'s Human Rights Council for controversial new laws seen as limiting the independence of the judiciary and public media.

May 23, 2017

Activists: Syrian troops and rebels clash near Jordan border

A Syrian opposition monitoring group and a rebel faction are reporting clashes between government forces and opposition fighters in a desert area near the Jordanian border.