Victor Emilio Granados, of the Access Without Exclusion Party, allegedly was involved in a bank scam in 1989. He’ll now lead the country’s Congress. Party founder Óscar López defended Granados as reformed from a mistake committed 23 years ago.
Update: Ravit Thekurdeen, 19, was swept up in a wave at Playa Tortuga on Sunday morning. He is a a chemistry and pre-med student at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
One of the first witnesses on the scene following a hit-and-run accident, the Costa Rican president helps care for injured passengers and arrest a drunk driver.