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The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

Carol Dennis

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the ...

Haiti violence: Transitional council embraces new changes following turmoil

Abhinav Thawait

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for Haiti is changing the way it operates ...

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Abhinav Thawait

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. Voters and politicians ...

Panama election: Panamanians vote to elect new president

Abhinav Thawait

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanians began voting Sunday in an election that has been consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the ...

Southern Brazil has been hit by the worst floods in more than 80 years. At least 39 people have died

Abhinav Thawait

SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 39 people, with ...

Mexico: 3 bodies found in Baja California in search for foreigners

Elaine Hadley

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday that three bodies were recovered in an area of Baja California near ...

Colombia breaks ties with Israel, but military relies on Israeli equipment

Abhinav Thawait

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has become the latest Latin American country to announce that it will break diplomatic relations ...

Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after a new prime minister is announced

Abhinav Thawait

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with ...

Mexican volunteer searchers say they’ve found a clandestine crematorium in Mexico City

Abhinav Thawait

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Volunteer searchers said they have found a clandestine crematorium on the edge of Mexico City, though ...

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

Barbara Terrio

HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban ...