Lawsuit in US targets former Salvadoran colonel in 1982 killings of Dutch journalists
CENTREVILLE, Va. (AP) — The brother of a Dutch journalist slain in 1982 covering El Salvador’s civil...
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Takeaways: Harris’ approach to migration was more nuanced than critics or allies portray it
WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of immigrants approached the U.S. border in early 2021, President Joe...
Man gets 37-year sentence for kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of three people convicted of carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee i...
Central American and Mexican families mourn the Baltimore bridge collapse missing workers
AZACUALPA, Honduras (AP) — The construction workers who went missing in the Baltimore bridge collaps...
El Salvador VP acknowledges ‘mistakes’ in war on gangs but says country is ‘not a police state’
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s government “made mistakes” in its war against the country’s gangs,...
Man charged with killing his wife in 1991 in Virginia brought back to US to face charges
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A man who fled the country after he was charged with the slaying of his wife mor...
Votes by El Salvador’s diaspora surge, likely boosting President Bukele in elections
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — A record-breaking 51,226 Salvadorans living abroad voted in El Salvador’s upcomi...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele takes his reelection campaign beyond the borders
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele took his presidential reelection campaig...
El Salvador is seeing worst rights abuses since 1980-1992 civil war, Amnesty reports
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador is experiencing one of the worst human rights crises si...
Detainees in El Salvador’s gang crackdown cite abuse during months in jail
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The day he was arrested, Luis was in a government office trying to get a document...
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele requests leave to campaign for reelection
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — President Nayib Bukele asked El Salvador’s Congress Thursday to all...
Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition ...
El Salvador’s Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Video montages of sash-clad pageant contestants strolling beaches in El Salvador,...
Authorities in El Salvador dismantle smuggling ring, arrest 10 including 2 police officers
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador on Tuesday arrested 10 people accused of oper...
El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens...
More Bukele critics join effort seeking to nullify El Salvador leader’s candidacy for re-election
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — As President Nayib Bukele seeks re-election, a growing number of voices are urgi...
El Salvador electoral tribunal approves Bukele’s bid for reelection
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Friday ruled President Nayib Bukele ...
Tropical Storm Pilar heads toward El Salvador and is expected to bring heavy rain to Central America
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Tropical Storm Pilar threatened to bring heavy rain and flash flood...
El Salvador’s President Bukele registers for 2024 reelection -- unconstitutionally, critics say
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele registered as his party’s candidate to seek...
Growing gang violence is devastating Haitians, with major crime at a new high, UN envoy says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Growing gang violence in Haiti is devastating the lives of its people, with ma...