Archaeologists in Chile race against time, climate change to preserve ancient mummies
The world's oldest mummies have been around longer than the mummified pharaohs of Egypt and their or...
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How are earthquakes measured? Get the details on magnitude scales and how today's event stacks up
An earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the New York...
For Haitian diaspora, gang violence back home is personal as hopes dim for eventual return
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — When Vivianne Petit Frere fled her native Haiti for Brazil in 2019 and later ...
Inquiry into Pablo Neruda's 1973 death reopened by Chile appeals court
An appeals court in Chile's capital on Tuesday ruled that the case of Chilean poet and Nobel Prize w...
Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash. He was 74
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) — Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile who faced social...
Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in helicopter accident
Sebastián Piñera, a two-time former president of Chile, died Tuesday in a helicopter accident. He wa...
Chile wildfire death toll tops 120 as search continues for survivors around Valparaiso
Viña del Mar, Chile — Chile began two days of national mourning Monday for at least 122 victims of a...
At least 99 dead in Chile as forest fires ravage densely populated areas
Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have left at least 99 ...
Colombia declares a disaster because of wildfires and asks for international help
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government declared a disaster Thursday and asked for internation...
Chileans to vote on conservative constitution draft a year after rejecting leftist charter
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are voting Sunday on whether to approve a new constitution that will...
Inside the landfill of fast-fashion: "These clothes don't even come from here"
This holiday shopping season, environmental groups are asking shoppers to reconsider buying cheaper ...
Chile arrests 55 people in a $275 million tax fraud case that officials call the country’s biggest
SANTIAGO (AP) — Chile’s police on Friday arrested at least 55 people in a fiscal fraud case that cou...
AP PHOTOS: On Antarctica’s ice and in its seas, penguins in a warming world
KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — When U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Antarctic...
Henry Kissinger’s unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch...
Chile president calls for referendum on new constitution proposal drafted by conservative councilors
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday received the new Constitution draf...
Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Israel criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia on Wednesday after the ...
Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel as Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s government severed diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday, acc...
Powerful 6.6-earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile and is felt in neighboring Argentina
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday ...
Pan American Games set to open in Chile with many athletes eyeing spots at the Paris Olympics
The Pan American Games open Friday in Chile’s capital with more than 100 spots available for next ye...
The world's oldest mummies are decomposing after 7,000 years. Here's why.
The world's oldest mummies are buried in modern-day northern Chile. They've endured the last 7,000 y...