Costa Rica’s president confirms 200+ police officers under narco probe while a scandal over a U.S.-wanted fugitive at her victory party deepens.

Maduro faces a June 2027 narco-terrorism trial, a $314M Miami torture judgment, and a Brooklyn civil suit by Venezuelan victims’ families.

Vance names Harvard, MIT, Stanford and 6 others in a J-1 visa fraud probe. Subpoenas served, Microsoft suspended from PERM, $70K student fee proposed.

The U.S. Senate rewrote the rulebook for every college athlete in America on September 28, 2026, passing the Protect College Sports Act by a 77-22 margin — the most far-reaching ...

Interpol’s Madre Tierra VIII nets 233 arrests, exposes 60,000 hectares of deforestation and links Amazon gold mines to corporate networks worldwide.

El Salvador’s FGR and PNC dismantled a transnational cocaine ring running through its Pacific coast. Here’s what the $48M case means for regional security.

A new tropical wave swept Puerto Rico Wednesday after flash flood warnings this week. Here’s what NWS forecasters say about risks and Tropical Storm Isaías.

A federal judge denied bail for Wilber Garces Perez — shot by ICE while delivering food in Austin — with a bullet still near his spine and no footage of the shooting.

Dade’s $22.53 living wage floor for new contracts as of Sept. 30, 2026 — putting $15,662 a year at risk for airport and port workers.

The U.S. passport is getting a digital overhaul and a luxury rebrand. Here’s what’s changing, what it costs, and why the new design is dividing Washington.

Nine months after Maduro’s capture, Venezuela has no election date, Machado can’t get home, and 605,000 TPS holders just lost their last legal protection.

Panama may exit the EU tax blacklist on Oct. 9. Here’s what Law 526, diplomatic pressure, and six years of consequences mean.