Families are searching for Venezuelans deported from the U.S. hours before two major earthquakes struck and collapsed the La Guaira hotel where some were being processed. Relatives report deaths and missing people among the 146 deportees on the flight.
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Rescuers in Venezuela pulled a mother, her baby and two 11-year-old boys from earthquake rubble as the confirmed death toll reached at least 1,430. Tens of thousands remain missing while international teams race to find survivors.
Melissa Casias, a Los Alamos National Laboratory worker missing since June 2025, was found dead in New Mexico's Carson National Forest. Authorities continue investigating the circumstances of her death.
U.S. investigators plan to resume searching Bahamian waters for Lynette Hooker after GPS data challenges her husband's account of her disappearance. The Coast Guard seeks permission to dive in new areas of the Sea of Abaco as the investigation continues.
Five villagers trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in central Laos have been found alive, while two remain missing. Rescuers from Laos and Thailand continue the search amid challenging conditions.
Human remains were found Sunday near Tampa Bay amid the search for missing University of South Florida doctoral student Nahida Bristy. Her roommate, Hisham Abugharbieh, is charged with the murders of Bristy and fellow student Zamil Limon, whose body was found Friday.
Hisham Abugharbieh faces two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of USF doctoral students Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy. Limon's body was found on a Tampa bridge, while Bristy remains missing.
Zamil Limon, a University of South Florida doctoral student, was found dead on a Tampa bridge Friday. His roommate was arrested following a domestic violence incident, while fellow missing student Nahida Bristy remains unaccounted for.