June 12, 2019 Guatemala election crimes prosecutor on leave due to threats Guatemala's top prosecutor for electoral crimes has taken temporary leave from his post due to unspecified threats, just days before the country holds national elections.
June 12, 2019 Rocky start in Colombia's congress for ex-rebel wanted in US A former top Colombian rebel leader wanted in the U.S. on drug charges has gotten off to a rocky start as a newly sworn-in lawmaker.
June 12, 2019 Ecuador high court approves marriage for 2 gay couples Ecuador's highest court on constitutional norms has granted two gay couples the right to marry in a landmark case seeking to expand LGBT rights in the small South American nation.
June 12, 2019 The Latest: 5, including gunman, detained in Ortiz shooting The latest on the shooting of former Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz in the Dominican Republic (all times local): 4:15 p.m.
June 12, 2019 Argentine ex-official sentenced in money scandal at convent A court in Argentina has sentenced a former government official to 6 years in prison for illicit enrichment after he tried to hide millions of dollars in cash at a convent.
June 12, 2019 Journalist killed in southern Mexico, 7th since December A newspaper in the Mexican state of Tabasco says one of its reporters has been shot dead at her home.
June 12, 2019 Retirees defy Puerto Rico govt, get pension deal with board A group of retired public employees has defied Puerto Rico's government and reached a deal with a control board overseeing the island's finances as it works to restructure more than $50 billion in pension liabilities.
June 12, 2019 Video shows sophisticated attack on ex-slugger David Ortiz Dominican prosecutors say witnesses and security camera footage indicate that the attempt to kill former Red Sox star David OrtÃz was carried out by two men on a motorcycle and two other groups of people in cars that staked out OrtÃz as he chatted at a bar on Sunday night.
June 12, 2019 Brazil transgender soccer team fights prejudice On a late May afternoon, the Bigtboys soccer team played its first match, a friendly game on a flood-lit neighborhood pitch bordered by chain-link fencing.
June 12, 2019 Panama's Martinelli transferred from jail to house arrest A Panamanian court has ordered former President Ricardo Martinelli to be transferred from jail to house arrest.