Many people have been anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones, growing frustrated with the drip-drip of information provided by hospitals and the country's forensic institute.
Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.
Despite promises to improve the system, problems within prisons keep mounting. Critics say the Dominican Republic continues to push for pretrial detentions in cases where no charges have been filed.
The alleged human rights violations range from unauthorized home raids to racial profiling to deporting breastfeeding mothers and unaccompanied minors.
The Justice Department alleges the Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft was purchased in Florida by the Venezuelan leader's associates through a shell company in violation of sanctions and export controls.
Haiti's embattled prime minister is in neighboring Puerto Rico, still unable to return to Port-au-Prince, as calls for him to resign grow louder by the day.
Two men, including the shooter, were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for the Hall of Famer's 2019 ambush in Santo Domingo. Eight others received prison sentences of between 5 and 20 years.
Watches and warnings are in place across the Caribbean, as Hurricane Fiona has passed through Puerto Rico and is expected to make landfall in the Dominican Republic Monday.
The storm threatens to dump up to 20 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico. People are bracing for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.
Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.
A U.N. Security Council vote on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo against Iran failed last week. Now the U.S. secretary of state wants to bring back all sanctions lifted by the Iran nuclear deal.
