Topic: Jose Miguel

The Department of Justice said Wednesday that Jose Miguel Carrillo of Spring Hill, Florida was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for a dogfighting conspiracy and being a felon in possession of a gun.

Five family members were sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison Thursday for running a sex trafficking organization.

The largest anti-government protests in decades erupted Sunday on the communist island nation of Cuba as people took to the streets against a deepening economic crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Chile's government under President Sebastian Pinera has agreed to revise the country's constitution with a "constituent congress," hoping to quell the most civil unrest it's seen in decades.

Chilean police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons at the tens of thousands of protesters who took to the streets of Santiago for a sixth day despite President Sebastian Pinera's promise of reforms.

Colombia's high court legalized same-sex marriage, giving couples the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts.

The Dominican Republic has agreed to cooperate with an investigation by the OAS into its immigration policies over its planned deportation of Haitians.

Venezuelan secret police arrested San Cristobal Mayor Daniel Ceballos on Wednesday in continued crackdown on anti-government protesters.

Latin American states arrayed in opposition to U.S. influence in the region want an independent Puerto Rico to formalize its membership of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said.

A butcher allegedly admitted to killing his pregnant girlfriend, chopping up her body and feeding it to vultures, Spanish media reported.