Hurricane Melissa is Now a Category 5 Storm

A monster storm is about to slam into Jamaica with winds and flooding never seen before in the island nation’s recorded history. What’s Happening: Hurricane Melissa grew into a Category 5 storm Tuesday morning as it moved toward Jamaica’s coast....

Police detain US citizens in vacation destination after finding cache of weapons

Rear Admiral Peter Brown, U.S. Coast Guard and President Trump's former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor, discussed illegal immigration from the Bahamas into Florida. (Fox News Digital) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...

Will a New UN Mission Succeed in ‘Neutralizing’ Haiti’s Murderous Gangs

A new United Nations force has begun operating in Haiti amid a flurry of media messaging about its mandate to “neutralize” heavily-armed criminal gangs, which have seized control of much of the Caribbean nation in a murderous rampage. But amid the...

The Supremes, Marcus Garvey, Tupac Shakur: the cultural figures who inspired our Black History Month panel

Percival Everett showed me the transformative power of literature Lenny Henry Actor, writer and comedian and the author, with Marcus Ryder, of The Big Payback: The Case for Reparations for Slavery and How They Would Work Black culture is a dynamic...

SoFi Technologies Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call Transcript

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) released its third-quarter earnings report ahead of Tuesday’s opening bell. Below are the transcripts from the Q3 earnings call. This transcript is brought to you by Benzinga APIs. For real-time access to our...

We Rounded Up the Best Houseplants for Your Bathroom—They Love the Humidity

You can place plants in the bathroom to add a touch of greenery and life to a space that can sterile at times. The right houseplants for bathrooms absorb excess moisture and thrive in the warm temperatures, high humidity, and darker light levels...

South American country swings to right, ending 20 years of socialist rule

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Caribbean Spirit Returns to Congo Square: Bayou Bacchanal 2025 Marks 23 Years of Carnival In New Orleans 

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2025: The rhythm of the Caribbean will once again pulse through the streets of New Orleans this November as Friends of Culture presents the 23rd Annual Bayou Bacchanal Caribbean Carnival, a two-day...

Kuwait ranked the sixth safest country in the world

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 28: Kuwait has been ranked sixth among the safest countries in the world, according to Gallup’s 2025 Global Safety Report, placing it alongside Norway and Hong Kong. The report, which surveyed over 144,000 residents across 144...

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (NYSE:RDY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited (NYSE:RDY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript October 24, 2025 Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.19, expectations were $0.18. Operator: Good day, and welcome our quarter...

Uruguay becomes first Latin American country to legalise assisted suicide 

The Chamber of Senators at the Legislative Palace of Uruguay (Wikimedia/Coquimbo58) Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. Source: BBC. The Dignified Death bill was...

Anwar and Lula pledge closer Malaysia-Brazil ties in trade, tech and culture

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 25 — Malaysia and Brazil are determined to enhance bilateral relations across various sectors, including in trade and investments, energy and human development, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said both countries...

Venezuela's Maduro accuses US of 'fabricating war' as world's largest warship heads to Caribbean

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States of "fabricating a war" after Washington ordered the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, to the Caribbean in what appears to be a major escalation of its military...

I screamed my way through Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights

I just got back from Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood and boy are my lungs exhausted from screaming! Seriously, there were so many scares packed into nine different houses with a mix of old and new favorites. The “Terrifier”...

Protesters condemn US ‘imperial arrogance’ in Caribbean

News Joey Bartlett 2 Hrs Ago Protesters (from left) David Abdulah, Zakiya Uzoma-Wadada, Abeo Jackson and other citizens outside the US Embassy in Port of Spain on October 24. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle About 20 people held a peaceful demonstration...

Artists for Cuba, a hug from art in Ecuador

Artists for Cuba, an exhibition from the art of the solidarity of the peoples. Photo courtesy of Mr. Pilar Bustos and Mr. Carlos Laramurillo October 22, 2025 Hour: 9:51 pm More than 60 works by Latin American creators make up the collective...

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sovereignty in the Face of 21st-Century Powers

By Mauricio Herrera Kahn Artificial intelligence is not just algorithms or data. It is power, control, and sovereignty. The 21st century is being decided in servers, in submarine cables, and in digital laws that will determine who rules the new...

Dr. Eduardo Russo appointed Guest Editor for Sage’s Latin America case series

Sul Ross State University is proud to announce that Dr. Eduardo Russo has been appointed Guest Editor for the Latin America case series at Sage, a leading international publisher of academic resources. This appointment follows Dr. Russo’s...

Hanoi Convention - a guide for global cooperation on cybersecurity: minister

The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, also known as the Hanoi Convention, will truly become a beacon guiding global cooperation on cybersecurity, leading the world toward the goal of “technology for humanity, digitalization for peace”....

Bolivia’s film festival unites Latin America and the Caribbean

Upon officially inaugurating a program at Cinemateca in La Paz, on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (Grulac), which includes films from 13 nations in this region, she emphasized on the importance of artistic creation as a factor of...