As Christmas and New Year's approach, here are the holiday hours that Costa Rica banks, embassies, government offices and businesses are keeping this year.
The U.S. Copyright Royalty Board raised the rates that Pandora and other online radio services must pay for the right to stream songs Wednesday, sending Pandora's shares on a wild ride in after-hours trading.
Néstor Reverol, a former interior minister and counter-drug chief under the late Hugo Chávez, is alleged to have tipped off drug traffickers to raids and "stopped or hindered" drug investigations, a person familiar with the federal case told The New York Times.
El Salvador's former national football chief, Reynaldo Vásquez, was arrested Wednesday as part of a U.S. probe into multimillion-dollar corruption at FIFA, a senior Salvadoran police official said.
Unaccompanied minors are crossing the U.S. Southwest border in growing numbers again, sparking concerns that the new influx of children could eventually approach the levels that last year prompted the Obama administration to declare a humanitarian crisis.
After 16 years of rubber-stamp impotence, Venezuela's opposition plans to use its overwhelming electoral victory to free political prisoners -- including its most charismatic leader -- and offer President Nicolás Maduro six months to take painful economic steps or face removal.
Bryan Ruíz shot home a beauty of a goal in the 10th minute of Sporting Lisbon's win Wednesday, giving the Costa Rican forward his fifth goal of the season.
Argentina said Wednesday it will eliminate the foreign exchange restrictions that have propped up the official value of the peso since 2011, setting up a potentially painful devaluation.
A young Costa Rican man who was romantically involved with Sondra Elizondo for two years was arrested Thursday in connection with the murder of the 45-year-old U.S. woman at a San José hotel on Dec. 9.
The #GraciasCostaRica campaign invites members of the public to upload messages thanking Costa Rica for what it's given them. The messages help raise awareness of nonprofit initiatives in education, conservation and rural development.
