Hector Tobar –

A blue plaque marks the spot in London known as the home of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes.

Chicago judge: Sherlock Holmes no longer covered by copyright

May 9, 2019 at 4:16 p.m.

A federal judge has ruled that Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. John H. Watson, are no longer protected by copyright, and that all elements of the famous sleuth's stories...

Grim, yet hopeful, view of the West

May 9, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.

In his new book, "Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West," Los Angeles writer Ruben Martinez leaves the city behind for the beauty and desolation of the...

Grim, yet hopeful, view of the West

December 24, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

In his new book, "Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West," Los Angeles writer Ruben Martinez leaves the city behind for the beauty and desolation of the...

PRAYER: Elvira Arellano, left, and son Saul at Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago. A growing ?sanctuary? movement seeking to protect illegal immigrants from deportation is working to keep Arellano and Saul from being separated. Saul has traveled the U.S. to draw attention to their case and millions of others.

Mexican lawmakers unite behind 7-year-old

May 21, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

MEXICO CITY — Seven-year-old Saul Arellano fidgeted with his lucha libre wrestling toys Tuesday as he walked through the halls of Mexico's Congress. Alongside him was the small retinue of...

Chile detains Pinochet for trial

August 19, 2021 at 10:34 a.m.

A judge ordered Augusto Pinochet placed under house arrest Monday after finding the former dictator competent to stand trial for alleged human-rights violations during his rule. Judge Juan Guzman ordered...

Supermarket blaze kills at least 256

August 19, 2021 at 11:16 a.m.

At least 256 people were killed after a propane gas tank exploded inside a crowded supermarket here, igniting a fast-moving fire that left Sunday shoppers trapped behind doors that might...

Voters look for new, hope for improved

August 19, 2021 at 10:21 p.m.

Across Latin America, people are trading in the old for the new. In country after country, voters are rejecting political parties and powerful party bosses who have long dominated the...

Blaze at crowded club kills 24, injures dozens in Peru

August 19, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

A fire-juggling act in a dangerously overcrowded nightclub went awry early Saturday and ignited a blaze that left at least 24 people dead and dozens more injured. Most of the...

U.S. envoy creates storm in Bolivia

August 20, 2021 at 4:07 a.m.

The election to pick this Andean nation's next president has devolved into a morass of accusations and conspiracy theories, with an American diplomat and a former coca farmer at the...

All Stories