Ever since Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader vanished from his prison cell in January 2024, the mystery of his whereabouts ...

Ecuadorian security forces captured the country’s most notorious criminal leader in a key—but mostly symbolic—win in its “war on gangs.” ...

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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa announced after the capture that the Macías would be extradited to the US to face prosecution. He was indicted in New York City in April on charges of importing and ...

A fugitive drug trafficker wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States was recaptured more than a year after he ...

Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez chats with USA TODAY about his latest album "Novela," his advice for younger artists and his career legacy.

“We can’t give up the search as long as there are families crying out,” Adamu said. Farida Auwalu, the lone survivor from a family of 16, lost seven children in the deluge.