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Child Abuse Trial Of Former Costa Rica Priest Will Continue

The trial of Mauricio Viquez, a former Costa Rica priest will continue after all. There was a concern that the long legal process of...

U.S. family works to set up Costa Rican halfway house in wake of son’s death

In late October, 33-year-old U.S. native Brandon Rowlands died in Costa Rica. Shortly beforehand, he had been placed into an early-release program following a...

Hell spilling over: Is Costa Rica’s preventive prison system in need of reform?

Costa Rica's prisons are desperately overcrowded thanks in large part, some say, to an overuse of pretrial detention, also known as preventive prison or "preventiva."

Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters

When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died 12 days ago at a West Texas ranch, he was among high-ranking members of an exclusive fraternity for hunters called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an Austrian society that dates back to the 1600s.

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies at 79

United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court's modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a movement of legal thinkers and ignited liberal critics, died Feb. 13 on a ranch near San Antonio. He was 79.
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Costa Rica Faces Hotter Weekend as Sahara Dust Reduces Rainfall

A plume of Saharan dust is helping bring hotter, drier and hazier weather to Costa Rica this weekend, with forecasters warning of reduced rainfall,...

Uruguay’s World Cup Ends Early After 1-0 Defeat to Spain

Uruguay’s World Cup ended in frustration Friday night as Spain beat La Celeste 1-0 in Guadalajara, sending one of South America’s most decorated teams...

Costa Rica Sends Rescue Mission to Venezuela After Devastating Earthquakes

Costa Rica has sent a rescue and humanitarian mission to Venezuela after two powerful earthquakes left widespread damage, collapsed buildings and an urgent need...

Jacó Mayor’s Red Zone Plan Sets Off Backlash Across Costa Rica

Garabito Mayor Francisco González has started a national backlash after proposing a 70-hectare “permissive area” in Jacó where sex work, nightlife and eventual regulated...