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Claudia Sheinbaum to Tour Quintana Roo, Guatemala, and Belize
6 The Mexican president announced that she would arrive in Chetumal on August 15. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that this Friday, August 15, she will lead her daily morning press conference in the city of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, as...

Higher avocado volumes drive Q3 revenue for Mission Produce
Mission Produce, Inc. reported its financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended July 31, 2025. Total revenue rose 10 per cent year-on-year to US$357.7 million, driven mainly by higher avocado volumes. Net income was US$14.7 million, or...
Shelton Jerry Register Sr.
Posted on September 10, 2025 Shelton Jerry Register Sr. beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away on Sept. 6, 2025. Jerry was born in Taylor County on Sept. 20, 1951. He was raised by his maternal grandparents, June Davis...
POLLO CAMPERO RALLIES AROUND ST. JUDE FOR 7TH STRAIGHT YEAR IN HONOR OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Launching in Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, $3 of every cup sold through Oct. 31 at locations nationwide will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital DALLAS, Sept. 8, 2025 -- Pollo Campero, the Guatemalan-born fast-casual restaurant...

Hyundai battery-factory raid reveals new Trump target
Behind the shocking sight of hundreds of South Korean workers being chained and detained at a Georgia battery factory is the Trump administration's other target: companies that hire illegal workers. While President Donald Trump has launched...
Hyundai battery-factory raid reveals new Trump target: Employers who hire illegal workers
Behind the shocking sight of hundreds of South Korean workers being chained and detained at a Georgia battery factory is the Trump administration's other target: companies that hire illegal workers. While President Donald Trump has launched...

Lisa Snowdon, 53, flaunts her toned figure in a chic green bikini as she enjoys a romantic getaway with fiancé George Smart, 44, in Vietnam
Lisa Snowdon showed off her sensational figure in a stylish green bikini as she shared a series of Instagram snaps from her romantic getaway to Hội An, Vietnam, with her fiancé George Smart on Tuesday. The TV show host, 53, looked incredible in...

Letters to the editor Sept. 9
Rising prices In a recent op-ed (Raising the minimum wage won’t fix Montana’s economic problems), Trevor Walter works hard to uphold Republican talking points. He denies prices are rising, deflecting instead to out-of-control government growth and...

Students study abroad to explore the world and expand perspectives
Two trips offered through the University of Minnesota’s Office of International Programs this spring gave College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences students the experience of a lifetime. Whether they were surrounded by howler...

The Rundown: DOJ boss challenges assault weapons ban
Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, and my colleagues have created a crossword puzzle themed around Chicago’s murals and mosaics. Here’s what else you need to know today. 1. The Justice Department’s civil rights boss is taking on Illinois’ assault...

The Empire Strikes Back: Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ is sequel to Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’
President Donald Trump, Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right, and Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., listen as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the Oval Office about the 'Golden Dome' missile scheme, May 20, 2025, in Washington. From the painting on...

More than 900 journalists from Latin America are estimated to be rebuilding lives and jobs in exile
By César López Linares September 9, 2025 From 2018 to 2024, nearly 913 journalists from 15 Latin American countries have been forced to move to other countries to protect their lives, their safety, and that of their families. A large portion end...

Labor Department, IRS, ATF, and Other Agencies Joined ICE in US’s Largest Raid
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. We get an update on the largest-ever single-site immigration raid in U.S. history that unfolded...

Is Wales vs Canada on TV? Kick-off, channel and how to watch international friendly
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...

US charges 3 human smugglers in mass casualty event in Mexico
The Justice Department announced last week that three Guatemalan nationals charged in connection with the Dec. 9, 2021 mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, have been extradited from Guatemala to the United States to face prosecution. The...

Burien mother and 2nd woman stabbed to death in apartment, man hospitalized
BURIEN, Wash. — Authorities continued to investigate a major crime scene in Burien on Tuesday afternoon after two people were found dead and a third critically injured during a stabbing at an apartment complex Monday night. The King County...

Who is Katie Abraham, the Illinois native at the center of the latest DHS deportation campaign?
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday said it is dedicating a Chicago deportation “blitz” to Katie Abraham, one of two women killed in an Urbana drunken driving crash earlier this year by a Guatemalan man who lacked legal status and fled...

Frontier adds two new international destinations from DFW Airport. Here’s where
Frontier Airlines is again beefing up its schedule from DFW International Airport, adding two new international routes ahead of the 2025 holiday travel season. The Denver-based carrier will begin flying weekly to La Aurora International Airport in...

The countries with the most vacation days in the world
How much you travel depends on how much you’re allowed to—and, as it turns out, some countries are far more generous with time off than others. According to the Global Paid Leave Report for 2025 by Moorepay, a UK organisation that provides HR...

Bail denied for man accused of killing missing Maryland woman Da’cara Thompson
The man accused of killing 19-year-old Da’cara Thompson of Prince George’s County was denied bail on Monday. Hugo Hernandez-Mendez, 35, of Guatemala, is charged with first- and second-degree murder. Thompson was reported missing on Aug. 23, after...