Anti-government activists across Venezuela are toppling giant statues of Hugo Chávez to express their anger over the alleged stealing of an election by the late president’s handpicked successor, Nicolás Maduro. In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie below a pedestal where a group of...
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Venezuela's Maduro faces political meltdown: Rivals claim election 'fraud' proof, police crackdown on protests
Protests have broken out across the country as both sides of the Venezuela presidential election claim victory, with opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez claiming he has proof that he won. “The voice of the Venezuelan people has been clear through their votes, yet the morally bankrupt dictatorship remains deaf to their cries,” Isaias Medina III, a...
Jonestown cult survivor recalls Jim Jones’ rapid drug use, paranoia before massacre: 'A living nightmare'
Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of “a living nightmare,” the church appeared to be a utopia, a safe haven in San Francisco...
Experts fear Venezuela's Maduro could steal Sunday's election as opposition leads in polls
Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday for their first full presidential election in over a decade after opposition parties ended their boycott and coalesced around a single candidate in hopes of ousting the current regime. “The de facto opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has galvanized the Venezuelan people to the point that both Chavistas...
Harris failed to combat ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration, former Border Patrol union chief says
Vice President Harris has failed to address the root causes of illegal immigration after being trusted with the task by President Biden in 2021, according to the former Border Patrol union leader. “It’s very disappointing,” Brandon Judd, who recently retired as president of the Border Patrol Union, told Fox News Digital. “We gave her the...
Sharks test positive for cocaine off Brazil's coast
Sharks have tested positive for cocaine off Brazil’s coast, according to a new scientific study. Scientists with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharkswho all tested positive for the drug, and 12 out of the 13 also tested positive for benzoylecgonine, cocaine’s primary metabolite. Their findings, published in the journal ScienceDirect, were the...
Bus crash in popular tourist spot kills 25 in mountain region, investigation ongoing
A tourism bus in Peru skidded off the road and plummeted down a 650-foot slope, killing at least 25 people and injuring 17 others in a crash. “The area is difficult to access for the emergency services,” Jhonny Rolando Valderrama, head of the highway protection division, told the AFP news agency. The cause of the...
Uruguayan Football Association condemns brawl with fans from Copa América semifinal
The Uruguayan Football Association released a statement Friday condemning the brawl that occurred during Wednesday’s Copa América semifinal. Several Uruguayan players went into the stands at the end of their 1-0 loss to Colombia, and it turned ugly when cameras caught Uruguay players throwing punches at Colombia fans. Security at Bank of America Stadium in...
MS-13 gang leader pleads guilty to eight brutal murders, including two teens honored by Trump in SOTU speech
A high-ranking MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty Wednesday to his involvement in eight brutal murders in New York, including the killings of two high school girls who were beaten with bats and hacked with a machete in 2016. The slain high-school pals, Kayla Cuevas, 16, and Nisa Mickens, 15, were honored along with their parents...
Climber's body found on Peru's highest mountain after 22 years
Police in Peru said Tuesday they have found the body of an American mountaineer who was buried by an avalanche 22 years ago as he tried to climb one of the highest peaks in the Andes with two friends. The body of William Stampfl was discovered on Friday near a camp 17,060 feet above sea...









