Salvador Sanchez Ceren wins El Salvador's presidential election

MEXICO CITY – Salvadoran electoral authorities on Thursday declared leftist Vice President Salvador Sanchez Ceren the winner of a...

Amid unrest, Venezuela is accused of owing airlines $3.7 billion

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Nicolas Maduro’s government Thursday faced accusations of owing international airlines more than $3....

Venezuela street clashes persist as death toll rises

CARACAS, Venezuela — Government forces used water cannons and tear gas Wednesday to turn back opposition marches in the capital, where...

Leader of Mexican vigilante group arrested in double homicide

MEXICO CITY — One of the best-known leaders of Mexico’s vigilante “self-defense” movement has been arrested on...

Marchers, mayors defy Venezuelan government

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela’s government and opposition marchers were headed for a showdown Wednesday while several Caracas...

In life, Mexican cartel boss was revered as a saint

MEXICO CITY — If nothing else, the slaying of cartel boss Nazario Moreno Gonzalez by Mexican soldiers may have burst the bubble of...

El Salvador's presidential election too close to call

MEXICO CITY — El Salvador's presidential runoff was so close Sunday night that election officials declined to name a winner until a...

Drug kingpin is really dead this time, Mexican officials say

MEXICO CITY -- You only die twice -- or so it seemed for Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, leader of Mexico's notorious Knights Templar drug...

Venezuela says two mayors face charges of failing to maintain order

CARACAS, Venezuela – In signs of a crackdown on protests that have paralyzed parts of Venezuela for three weeks, President Nicolas...

A year after Chavez's death, Venezuelan leader cuts ties with Panama

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that  he is breaking diplomatic relations with Panama, a decision he...

In Mexico, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti's Spanish goes far

MEXICO CITY — When historians write about 21st century Los Angeles, they'll probably observe that Eric Garcetti was the second...

Venezuela: Tens of thousands march in anti-government protests

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Tens of thousands of students and other opponents of the Venezuelan government filled the streets of the capital...

After 'El Chapo' arrest, focus turns to next Sinaloa drug boss

MEXICO CITY — With the arrest of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the leadership of Mexico's largest and most...

Venezuela seeks opposition figure's arrest; protest death toll rises

CARACAS, Venezuela -- The Venezuelan government was seeking to arrest a top associate of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez on Friday...

Hundreds in Mexico march in support of captured drug lord Guzman

MEXICO CITY -- Hundreds of Mexicans marched in support of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the criminal mastermind...

Mexico says tests prove suspect is drug cartel head Guzman

MEXICO CITY -- Battling skepticism about its ability to prosecute the world’s most-wanted drug-trafficker -- and even if it’s...

With 'El Chapo' gone, Mexicans brace for drug cartel turf war

BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — Now that the Mexican government has nabbed the country's most-wanted drug lord, Fernando Antonio Robles is...

U.S. considers seeking extradition of Mexican drug lord

WASHINGTON — As Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman sits locked in the basement of a Mexican prison, the U.S. Department of Justice is...

Venezuela protests rage on; ally criticizes President Nicolas Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela — Protests continued Monday across Venezuela amid growing reports of police repression and scarcities of basic...

Mexican drug lord hid in mountains, homes, sewers

The residence where Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman apparently had been hiding is a tidy, whitewashed house with spike-topped...