US inflation reaches lowest point in 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States dropped last month to its lowest point since it first began surging more than three years ago, adding to a spate of encouraging economic news in the closing weeks of the presidential race.

Effort to mediate Venezuela standoff stall

MIAMI (AP) - It was a rare diplomatic gamble when the three leaders of Latin America’s largest democracies inserted themselves into the high-stakes standoff between Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro and his opponents over who won the country's presidential election.

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An underwater arts district. Health-care workers and patients stranded on hospital rooftops. Isolated residents pointing mirrors at the sky to catch rescue helicopters' attention. The tragic scenes from Hurricane Helene's path of destruction are nothing short of heartbreaking.

NGOs start registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Several nongovernmental organizations on Wednesday launched a registry of disappeared persons in El Salvador, a tool meant to help families with relatives who disappeared during the country’s extended state of emergency that was declared to battle street gangs.

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Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 organizations

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Nicaragua's government closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations Thursday, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce, coming just days after the government shuttered some 1,500 nongovernmental organizations, many of them religious in nature.