The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has wrapped up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again for four years.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until March.

Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon.

Fatigue is setting in as a U.S. aircraft carrier nears its ninth month waging the most intense running sea battle since World War II.

Mark your calendars for these dates, eclipse fans.

At least 123 people have been killed by wildfires in central Chile.

A huge swath of the estimated migration into Central Florida came from New York and Puerto Rico. Find out just how much.

Former President Donald Trump is defending his comments about migrants crossing the southern border, who he had said are poisoning the blood of America.

Fourteen U.S. cities will play host to Copa América next summer, with the semifinals at East Rutherford, New Jersey, and Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the July 14 championship in Miami Gardens, Florida.

A new report has identified nearly 500 industrial fishing vessels where workers face hazardous, forced conditions sometimes akin to slavery.

A rare annular solar eclipse will be visible Saturday in eight western U.S. states, along with parts of Central and South America.

Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.

President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections for two endangered species that have seen their populations plummet over the years.

The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s.

The number of migrants crossing Panama's dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap has swelled to almost 250,000 in the first seven months of 2023, surpassing the number that crossed in all of 2022.

New research suggests humans lived in South America at the same time as now extinct giant sloths, bolstering evidence that people arrived in the Americas earlier than previously thought.

A port regulation adopted by Peru to combat illegal fishing by Chinese squid vessels appears to have driven the world’s largest overseas fishing fleet deeper into the shadows and raised the risk of forced labor.

A species of mosquito normally found in Central and South America is now growing in population in Florida.

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea whose roots go back hundreds of years to ceremonial use by Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest.

U.S. authorities say a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent and a suspected smuggler died during a shootout Thursday morning off the Puerto Rico coast.

Typically by this point, the season is all but over.

After a reprieve of months, confirmed cases of COVID-19 are surging in the southern tip of South America.

A bird from Central and South America has been spotted in the United States for the very first time.

Negotiators from the U.S., China and 13 other governments failed to take action to protect threatened squid stocks on the high seas off South America amid a recent surge in activity by China’s distant water fishing fleet.

Health leaders from around the world are keeping a close eye on the latest COVID-19 variant that is spreading in parts of South America.

South America's largest country, Brazil is currently in political turmoil as the president of the country is under investigation for his handling of the pandemic ahead of a new presidential election in 2022.

The Paraná River, one of the main commercial waterways in South America, has reached its lowest level in nearly 80 years due to a prolonged drought in Brazil that scientists attribute to climate change.

The nation waits for the return of a rare, must-see event.

The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program as the government seeks to protect the countrys oldest and most vulnerable residents before easing a third national lockdown. Under the travel corridor arrangements, anyone arriving in the U.K. from countries deemed safe was exempt from a period of quarantine. Though the decision was widely welcomed, including by lobby group Airlines U.K., Johnson was also accused again of tardy decision-making. Scientists have said there is no indication the U.K. variant reacts any differently to coronavirus vaccines. The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program to the country’s oldest and most vulnerable residents.

The US Coast Guard has seized more than $411 million worth of drugs. Twenty-three thousand pounds of cocaine and nearly 9,000 pounds of marijuana were taken from drug smugglers Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said. According to the Coast Guard, the drugs were being trafficked off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America. [TRENDING: 250,000 chickens killed in fire | SpaceX launch to bring sonic booms | New stimulus could mean $600 direct payment]Multiple agencies and other countries, including the UK, were involved in seizing the drugs.

But Sotelo said there are plenty of jobs to go around, especially at and near ski resorts. Many industry leaders agree, saying that even with Trump’s order in place, it’s difficult to fill seasonal jobs with domestic workers. Another 1,000 to 2,000 workers come to U.S. resorts on H-2B visas, which are also barred by Trump's order. Huskey started recruiting foreign workers on J-1 visas in the mid-1990s after an improving economy made it harder to attract Americans. The NSAA and ski resorts across the country were keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging Trump’s order — one in Washington D.C. and the other in the Northern District of California.

Stewy would be an Alaska Native leader today if he had hadnt been killed in a head-on collision while driving the Maserati in 1975, his brother said. Alaska Natives were allowed to apply for 160 acres (65 hectares) of land under the 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act. The BLM and other federal partners have identified about 1,000 Alaska Native service members or their descendants who might be eligible for the program and is in the process of notifying them. There could be more since the BLM estimates 40% of the Alaska Native veterans or their surviving family members have moved out of Alaska and may not know the window will reopen to apply. Even if they cant get that preferred land, Carlo cant imagine trying to sell it back for cash to the government.

President Trump is planning to travel to Florida later this week. During his trip on Friday, Trump will focus on drug trafficking in South America. A White House official said Trump will visit the U.S. Southern Command in Doral for a briefing. Doral is in Miami-Dade County, which is currently experiencing a huge coronavirus outbreak. Miami-Dade County officials report the county has seen a 90% increase in the number of coronavirus patients being hospitalized in the past 13 days.

MIAMI – Fourteen-hundred pounds of dried shark fins were seized at a Miami port, according to wildlife officials. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday that the shipment of dried fins was believed to have originated in South America and was likely bound for Asia. The fins arrived in 18 different boxes. Conservation groups say tens of millions of sharks are killed each year by smugglers who cut the fins from live animals. They are often turned into shark fin soup, considered a Chinese delicacy.

ORLANDO, Fla. Florida Cup 2019 is a four-team soccer tournament that features teams from South America and Europe, and it's officially underway in the City Beautiful. As many Central Floridians have seen with the Orlando City Soccer Club and its growing fan base, soccer has gotten more attention. The R9 Ronaldo Academy also partnered with Orange County Public Schools, and so far, about six schools are getting results with free classes. There are several other soccer academies in Central Florida:Big Sun Youth Soccer League in Marion County. Professional Soccer Academy at New Smyrna Beach Sports ComplexDeltona Youth Soccer UnitedBrevard Soccer Alliance