Bishop: Paraguay Church covered up parishioners’ complaints that Lugo fathered their children

ASUNCION, Paraguay — A Roman Catholic bishop alleged Tuesday that Paraguay’s president resigned from his church leadership position in 2004 after at least two women in his parish wrote to a Vatican official that he had fathered their children.

Mich. man convicted of defrauding Defense Department caught in Bahamas after 21 years on run

RICHMOND, Va. — After 21 years on the run, a Michigan man convicted of defrauding the Defense Department returned to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of failure to appear at his 1988 sentencing, federal prosecutors said.

Mexican oil production declines 4.5 pct to average 2.67 million barrels a day in first quarter

MEXICO CITY — First-quarter oil output at Mexico’s state-owned oil company has dropped 4.5 percent from the same period last year to average 2.67 million barrels a day.

Miami’s Little Havana unusually quiet after Obama talks of restoring relations with Cuba

MIAMI — Just a few years ago, any U.S. president who suggested restoring relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuban government would have been loudly called a communist or worse on the streets and airwaves of Miami. Protests would have sprung up, and Cuban-Americans who offered their support would have feared being blacklisted.

Miami’s Little Havana unusually quiet after Obama talks of restoring relations with Cuba

MIAMI — Just a few years ago, any U.S. president who suggested restoring relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuban government would have been loudly called a communist or worse on the streets and airwaves of Miami. Protests would have sprung up, and Cuban-Americans who offered their support would have feared being blacklisted.

Dominican Republic mulls ban on bizarre names including ‘Rambo Weed’ and ‘Dear Family Perez’

Dominican Republic mulls ban on bizarre names

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic is considering a ban on unusual monikers following an increase in the number of names based on car brands, intimate body parts and other things. The names range from the bizarre — “Dear Pineapple”, “Iloveyou Lover” — to the commercial — “Mazda Altagracia” and “Toshiba Fidelina.”

Judge nixes Blagojevich bid for Costa Rica trip, says ex-gov doesn’t grasp gravity of case

CHICAGO — A federal judge told ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday to forget about starring in a reality TV show in the Costa Rican jungle and focus instead on the corruption charges that could send him to prison for years.

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Cruise passenger missing off Bahamas after falling overboard; Coast Guard suspends search

MIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 39-year-old man who went overboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the Bahamas.

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