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Suspected Costa Rica serial killer tied by DNA to 3 victims, say prosecutors

Authorities say they may have captured the serial killer terrorizing drug-addicted prostitutes in San José's slums. A suspect has been tied to three of the bodies through DNA evidence.

Cuban migrants with children to be among first out in Costa Rica airlift 

As many as 180 Cuban migrants could be on the first flight to El Salvador from Costa Rica but there's still no firm date for the airlift to begin.

To conserve the Amazon, the forest must become an economic ‘asset’

The people of Santa María de Fátima, a small Amazonian community in Peru, started an ecotourism project by turning a swamp close to their village into a bird-watchers’ paradise. The herons whose eggs they once consumed now attract tourists from all over the world.

U.S. authorities begin raids, taking 121 Central American immigrants into custody over weekend

Groups that have called for stricter immigration limits have said the raids are long overdue, although they remain skeptical about whether the scale will be large enough to deter illegal immigration from Central America.

Obama to force through gun control measures on Tuesday

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will introduce a raft of executive actions to tackle U.S. gun violence, bypassing Congress and its staunch opposition to gun control.

Five freed in US-Cuba rapprochement back in custody: rights group

Five dissidents freed as Havana launched a high-profile diplomatic rapprochement with the United States are back in custody in Cuba, a human rights group said Monday.

Brazil heads for worst recession since 1901, economists forecast

Brazil's economy will contract more than previously forecast and is heading for the deepest recession since at least 1901 as economic activity and confidence sink amid a political crisis, a survey of analysts showed.

Cosby’s wife forced to testify in defamation case over sexual-assault allegations

In just days, Bill Cosby's wife will be questioned under oath in a lawsuit brought by seven women who claim that many years ago her husband sexually abused them.

More than 170,000 call for pardon of Netflix ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Steven Avery

Here is what Steven Avery, 53, has: "Making a Murderer," a 10-episode Netflix documentary series that raises questions about the circumstances surrounding his arrest and conviction. And with it, a collection of scenes, documents and theories that present an image of innocence that Avery never really enjoyed as a free man.

Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano kicks off new year with quite a show

Fuego Volcano, located just 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Guatemala City, rumbled back into higher intensity explosive activity on Sunday after months of fitfulness.

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