August 22, 2019 Major League Baseball banning players from Venezuelan Winter League during offseason The Venezuelan Winter League is a place where some major leaguers and minor leaguers play in the offseason. That will not be an option this upcoming offseason, as Major League Baseball is citing the Trump administration’s recent policies toward Venezuela.
August 22, 2019 Brazilian environmental minister heckled over record Amazon fires: 'Stop Ecocide!' The environmental minister of Brazil was met with boos and heckles when he took the stage at a meeting on climate change Wednesday as massive wildfires continued to rage for more than two weeks in the world’s largest rainforest.
August 21, 2019 Mexican judge allows recreational cocaine use … for 2 users, reports say In a ruling hailed as a “historic step” for ending the country’s “war on drugs,” a Mexican judge granted two plaintiffs permission to possess, transport and use cocaine recreationally, according to reports Wednesday.
August 21, 2019 Smoke from Amazon wildfires plunges Sao Paulo into darkness in middle of day The largest city in Brazil was suddenly plunged into darkness in the middle of the day on Monday after billowing smoke from ongoing wildfires in the Amazon region combined with a weather pattern, creating an ominous, dark blanket over the metropolis.
August 20, 2019 Octavio Dotel, Luis Castillo -- ex-MLB stars -- linked to Dominican Republic drug trafficking ring: reports Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel and infielder Luis Castillo -- each of whom played 15 seasons and won a World Series ring -- were implicated in connection with a major drug ring in the Dominican Republic, officials said in a Tuesday news conference announcing a sweep targeting a drug-trafficking and money-laundering network.
August 20, 2019 US Navy 'ready' for whatever 'needs to be done' in Venezuela, Naval commander says The U.S. Navy is prepared to take action if needed in Venezuela, a top U.S. Naval commander said this week.
August 20, 2019 Canadian manhunt killers recorded 'last will and testament' on phone before killing themselves A video left on a cellphone may hold the last clues as to why two young men triggered a manhunt across Canada after a string of murders. They later they were found dead in a remote area after taking their own lives.
August 20, 2019 El Salvador rape victim accused of abortion cleared in murder retrial A 21-year-old rape victim in El Salvador who was suspected of having an abortion after her baby was found dead in the toilet where she gave birth has been cleared of murder in a case that attracted international attention to the country’s strict abortion laws.
August 19, 2019 Jeffrey Epstein's girls left impression on charter captain, but disgraced millionaire was elusive St. Thomas charter captain recalls being summoned to Jeffrey Epstein's island to take two young women out for a day of fun on the ocean.
August 19, 2019 Epstein's islands: Little St. James and Great St. James ӣƵ went to Jeffrey Epstein's two islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands - Little St. James and Great St. James on Aug. 17, 2019. Each had a lone guard watching over the multi-million dollar properties.