March 20, 2017 Puerto Rico balks at proposed $450M public university cuts Puerto Rico's governor is pushing back on a federal control board's demand for $450 million in cuts at the island's largest public university.
March 20, 2017 Young Chilean inmates use 3D technology to make prostheses The project to help poor children in need of prosthetic limbs is being run by the Ciudad del Niño Foundation.
March 20, 2017 Russia says US missile systems a risk to regional security Russia views U.S. missile defense systems being deployed in northeast Asia as a threat to regional security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following talks Monday with Japanese officials in Tokyo.
March 20, 2017 Mudslides in Peru create water crisis, treatment systems severely clogged The heavy rains are due to a sudden and abnormal warming of Pacific waters off Peru.
March 20, 2017 Death toll in Peru climbs to 65 from El Nino rains, floods The number of people killed in Peru following intense rains and mudslides wreaking havoc around the Andean nation has climbed to 65.
March 20, 2017 1 dead, several injured in riot at Guatemala prison Officials in Guatemala say a riot at a prison for juveniles and adults has resulted in the death of a jail monitor and injuries to several other people.
March 20, 2017 Firefighters at Peru prison hampered by water problems Peruvian authorities say a fire broke out in the country's most populated prison and firefighters have been hampered by problems in the water system caused by mudslides and flooding from recent heavy rains.
March 20, 2017 Another journalist slain in Mexico's violent Veracruz state An attacker shot a journalist to death Sunday in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a region plagued by drug gang violence and allegations of government corruption.
March 19, 2017 Tillerson lauds China-US contacts in meeting with leader Xi U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. is looking forward to the first meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
March 19, 2017 Canadian wins $1M global award for teaching excellence A Canadian school teacher whose teaching philosophy underscores hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec has won a $1 million prize in what has become one of the most-coveted and high-profile awards for teaching excellence.