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US Fed officials emphasize gradual tightening

Federal Reserve officials stressed Thursday that policy should be tightened only gradually after U.S. interest rates are increased for the first time since 2006, with New York Fed President William C. Dudley saying the conditions for liftoff "could soon be satisfied."

Official details Obama’s $1 billion aid plan for Central America

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A U.S. official detailed a $1 billion aid plan for Central America Wednesday focused mainly on Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala -- violence-wracked countries of origin for many unauthorized migrants trying to enter the United States.

Costa Rica football kicks off World Cup qualifying with Haiti

Though most of the team's core lineup will be intact when Costa Rica takes the pitch against Haiti on Friday, the country’s best player will be watching from across the ocean in Spain.

Turrialba looks for ways to (safely) build on volcano tourism

When Turrialba Volcano erupted last November it sent tourists running, canceling reservations and leaving many businesses in the area wondering if the newly active...

‘Dusty-foot’ Cubans forgo rafts, choose land route through Costa Rica

Images of improvised rafts crossing the Straights of Florida have become iconic of Cuban immigration to the U.S. but the majority of Cubans entering the U.S. today choose the overland route through Central America — including Costa Rica — to reach family or a new life in the U.S.

US arrests relatives of Venezuela first lady over drug-trafficking allegations

U.S. agents have arrested two relatives of Venezuela's first lady for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 800 kilos (1,800 pounds) of cocaine into the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Costa Rica fought – briefly – in World War I

Costa Rica is better known today for the abolition of its army but the small country participated — briefly — in the “war to end all wars."

The monkey selfie copyright battle is still going on, and it’s getting weirder

The saga of a series of "Monkey Selfies" snapped four years ago in the Indonesian wilderness using a camera borrowed from a nature photographer seems to never end. At least it also appears to never get boring.

US, Latin lawmakers urge Venezuela to allow election observers

More than 150 U.S. and Latin American lawmakers sent a letter to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Wednesday, urging him to let international observers monitor the country's crucial Dec. 6 legislative elections.

Costa Rica cops take down organized fraud ring that stole $1 million

SAN SEBASTIÁN, San José – Special agents and prosecutors in San José attacked a large organized crime network dedicated to credit card and check fraud, among other crimes, on Wednesday morning, arresting a total of 22 suspects in 24 separate raids throughout the Central Valley.

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