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Cuba's Elian Gonzalez, now grown up, hopes to return to US

Elian Gonzalez, who as a child was at the center of a bitter international custody battle between his Cuban father and his Miami relatives, now dreams of returning to the United States, he said in an interview broadcast Monday. Now 21, Gonzalez was just six years old when he was found floating off of Florida’s coast in November, 1999. Fifteen years later, asked where he would like to go if

At least 40 dead in Colombian landslide

At least 40 people have been killed and dozens are missing after a landslide in northwest Colombia in the early hours of Monday, a local official said. Heavy rains caused a ravine to overflow, sending mud and water onto neighboring homes in Salgar, located in Antioquia department. “We still do not have an exact figure, I only know that there are more than 40 dead, many families displaced, but I

US Marine Osprey crashes in Hawaii; 1 dead, 21 injured

HONOLULU (AP) — A Marine Corps Osprey aircraft caught fire after crashing during a “hard landing” in Hawaii on Sunday, killing one Marine and sending 21 other people to hospitals. Dark smoke from the fire billowed into the sky as rescuers made their way to the scene at Bellows Air Force Station on Oahu.

Nearly 200 arrested in deadly Texas biker gang shootout

Nearly 200 people were arrested on Monday a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs a day earlier where nine people were killed and 18 injured at a restaurant that law enforcement called a horrific crime scene. The bikers from at least five rival gangs attacked each other with guns, knives, brass knuckles, clubs and motorcycle chains at a Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill in the central Texas city of Waco.