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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees on Wednesday protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of people in the U.S. territory are struggling to pay.…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.N. human rights expert said Wednesday that a specialized international force is needed to help fight gang violence in Haiti and that a weapons embargo should be implemented immediately. William O’Neill, who was appointed expert on…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A legislator and former premier of the Cayman Islands was charged Wednesday with rape and indecent assault, according to authorities. McKeeva Bush pleaded not guilty to charges that police said stem from 2000. Police issued…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Residents of Uruguay’s capital are increasingly exasperated after two months of salty-tasting tap water that has damaged water heaters, boosted demand for bottled water and reportedly caused stomach ailments. The water “comes out saltier and saltier so…

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted Wednesday that right-wing populism won't gain the upper hand in his country, days after a far-right party won control of a county administration for the first time since the Nazi era. Alternative for…

TORONTO — Canadian wildfires will send worsening smoky air across the country and neighboring United States in coming days after recent heavy rains failed to fall in areas of Quebec where the fires are most active, officials said Wednesday. Drifting…