A widower who owned Miguelito Barber Shop in Miami-Dade County’s Florida City stands accused of moving cocaine and cash while working in both cocaine trafficking and money laundering for traffickers, records show. Investigators say he worked in the Orlando and Miami areas, Colombia, and his native Dominican Republic.

A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how much wealthy nations will pay.

After two weeks of negotiations, delegates agreed at the United Nations conference on biodiversity to establish a subsidiary body that will include Indigenous peoples in future decisions on nature conservation.

At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data.

Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in Cali, Colombia.

As the world grapples with plummeting levels of biodiversity, Colombia is hosting two weeks of meetings for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference.

In a bizarre turn, a 52-year-old Colombian businessman with friends in high places went from sleeping in a federal prison in Miami to recently celebrating his appointment as Venezuela’s new minister of industry and national production.

The International Crisis Group is reporting that Colombia's government efforts to control deforestation in the Amazon are being hampered by the actions of left-wing dissidents who control the area.

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that authorities say shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people.

As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile.

Next year’s championship of the expanded Club World Cup will be played on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, site of the 2026 World Cup final.

Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost hope for change following a contentious presidential election in which President Nicolás Maduro was declared winner despite vote tallies released by the opposition showing that his competitor won by a landslide.

A federal judge sentenced two Colombian men on Thursday in Miami over a car bomb explosion that injured 47 people — including three U.S. Army soldiers in Colombia, near the border with Venezuela.

Human Rights Watch is calling on governments in Latin America to improve protection schemes for millions of people from Venezuela and Haiti who have struggled to get work, education and health care in their host countries and are increasingly heading to the United States.

Naomi Osaka is at the U.S. Open to compete for the first time in two years, and she says returning to the site of two of her four Grand Slam titles gives her a boost — but not because she focuses on her past success there.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have wrapped up their visit to Colombia by participating in a forum on the challenges facing women of African descent as they participate in politics.

The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country.

The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend's melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer final at South Florida's Hard Rock Stadium.

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino says that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing the impact of stricter immigration enforcement Mulino had pushed.

Argentina is confirmed as the world’s No. 1 team in the FIFA men’s rankings.

Panama's border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier.

Lionel Messi is facing calls to apologize for racist chants made by Argentina players after they won the Copa America on Sunday.

Lionel Messi suffered an ankle injury.

The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win.

Federal authorities said a Georgia man flying from Miami International Airport to Colombia was caught with nude photos of himself with a teenage girl from that country; court documents state he admitted to visiting the country nearly a dozen times in less than two years.

Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi’s second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 on Lautaro Martínez’s 112th-minute goal.

Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia.

Lack of crowd control and trespassing issues prompted a delay of over an hour before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

Karol G arrived at The Hard Rock Stadium early on Sunday in Miami Gardens. The pop artist was preparing to sing Colombia’s national anthem.

In a clash of interests, between athleticism and entertainment, Colombia’s national head coach said he was worried that the 25-minute half-time-show with Shakira could hurt players during the Copa America final.

Argentina and Colombia fans should expect lower temperatures and a 10% chance of rain during the historic Copa America final match on Thursday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

There were still tickets available Thursday for the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens — but the resale prices were soaring.

Soccer fans worldwide have their eyes on Miami ahead of the Copa América 2024 final on Sunday at the Hard Rock Stadium. Still, the most loyal local fans were in Dania Beach and Coral Gables — despite the high 106-degree peak heat index.

There were still tickets available Thursday for the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens — but the resale prices were soaring.

The Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol, or CONMEBOL is co-hosting the official Tamias Fan Zone watch party with SWARM and Wynwood Marketplace.

There were still tickets available Thursday for the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens — but the resale prices were soaring.

The Rhythm Foundation, a non-profit cultural organization, announced planning a watch party for the Copa América final on Sunday night at the Miami Beach Bandshell if the weather permits.

Soccer fans in South Florida are getting very excited for this weekend's Copa America Final between Argentina and Colombia.

There were still tickets available Thursday for the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens — but the resale prices were soaring.

Aventura Mall is co-hosting a Copa America 2024 fan zone with Master Card.

Sports fans are getting ready for a Super Sunday.

There were still tickets available Thursday for the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens — but the resale prices were soaring.

The Copa América final is between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., on Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens.

The Copa América final is between Argentina and Colombia at 8 p.m., on Sunday, at the Hard Rock Stadium, in Miami Gardens.

Sunday will be extraordinary for the world’s billions of soccer fans who plan to watch four of the best teams compete in two finals. And it will be even more remarkable for the tens of thousands of fans who will witness the matches in person.

Darwin Núñez and about a dozen Uruguay teammates went into the stands as fans brawled at Bank of America Stadium following a 1-0 loss to Colombia in a Copa America semifinal.

Jefferson Lerma scored in the 39th minute, and Colombia played a man short the entire second half in a 1-0 win over Uruguay to reach the Copa America final against Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Deforestation in Colombia fell 36% in 2023, the government said.

Uruguay advanced to the Copa America semifinals with a 4-2 victory over Brazil on penalty kicks after the teams played to a scoreless draw.

Colombia’s national soccer team advanced to the Copa America’s semifinals after a 27-match unbeaten streak.

Daniel Muñoz scored the tying goal during first-half stoppage time, and Colombia won its first-round group at the Copa America with a 1-1 draw against Brazil that extended its unbeaten streak to 26 games.

Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war by a violent right-wing paramilitary group funded by the company, a federal jury in Florida decided.

U.S. captain Tyler Adams will be available in a limited role for the Americans’ friendly game against Brazil on Wednesday night but forward Josh Sargent will miss his second straight match ahead of the Copa America.

A Miami contract pilot known as “Jagger” flew a private jet registered in the U.S. from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela where he expected men to load about 1,700 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia.

President Joe Biden has suspended asylum processing at the U.S. border.

Jeffersson “Harry Potter” Arango was a member of the Tomaseros, a former Colombian gang that drugged and kidnapped robbery victims in the entertainment districts of Bogotá— and was hunted down after they targeted the wrong men.

Colombia’s congress has voted to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries-old tradition that has inspired songs and novels but has become increasingly controversial in the countries where it is still practiced.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has removed Cuba from the State Department's short list of countries deemed as not cooperating as much as they could in counterterrorism efforts.

In an exclusive interview with Local 10 News Thursday, Anthony Salisbury, HSI Miami’s Special Agent in Charge, spoke about the ongoing initiatives aimed at preventing sexual predators from utilizing Miami as a gateway to exploit some of the world’s most vulnerable children overseas.

Federico Gutiérrez, the Mayor of Medellin, Colombia hosted a news conference Friday regarding the federal case of a Miami pharmacist, which experts say is bringing new attention to the prevalence of child sex tourism in Colombia.

Experts say the arrest of a Miami pharmacist is bringing new attention to the prevalence of child sex tourism in Colombia.

A pharmacist from South Florida could be spending a long time behind bars after he allegedly paid to have sex with children between the ages of 10 and 12, the Department of Justice confirmed in a news release Tuesday.

A Colombian national was extradited from Chile to Miami where authorities say he will face charges related to the kidnapping and assault of two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogota.

Ecuador has started to ration electricity in its main cities as a drought linked to the El Niño weather pattern depletes reservoirs and limits output at hydroelectric plants.

The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask residents to change their showering habits.

A severe drought has pushed Colombia's capital to start rationing tap water.

Local 10 recently traveled to the winding streets of Medellin, Colombia, into barrio Antioquia, where a young Griselda Blanco was coming of age decades ago.

The United States will play Brazil in an exhibition at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on June 12 ahead of the Copa América.

Luis Garcia-Blanco, a Cuban who had arrived in Miami on the Mariel boatlift, was accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend Maricel Gutierrez in the head with a machine gun in 1980, in Miami-Dade. He had allegedly also cut off her finger and kept it in a Bible.

When an assassin in Miami-Dade killed Oscar Piedrahita — who had allegedly betrayed Colombian cocaine trafficker Griselda Blanco — he used a submachine gun. The hitman put more bullets in Piedrahita’s garage door than he put in him.

Federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency waited for guests to arrive for a baby shower at a restaurant in Miami’s Little Havana. When they moved in to arrest a woman, two men who were near her ran away holding cases for what appeared to be a violin and a guitar.

In northern Bogotá, Colombia, in a posh neighborhood, a woman clad in soft beige walked in high heels out of a two-story house with armed guards to investigate who was spying on her in the 1980s. Detectives identified her as Veronica Rivera de Vargas, better known as Bogotá's “Queen of Cocaine.”

Ecuador’s high court has decriminalized euthanasia and ordered lawmakers and health officials to draft rules and regulations for the procedure.

Colombia’s government has issued a disaster declaration and requested help from the international community to combat raging wildfires affecting the South American country.

Migrants are arriving in the U.S. under the Biden administration’s new “safe mobility offices,” set up in Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

A US-Venezuela prisoner swap was ongoing on Wednesday between Nicolas Maduro, who is wanted for narcotrafficking in the U.S., and President Joe Biden’s administration.

Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.

Days after he was released by kidnappers, the father of Colombia striker Luis Díaz was in tears after he watched his son score both goals in a 2-1 win over Brazil in a World Cup qualifying match.

Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.

Colombia’s government has announced that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz has been released by members of a guerrilla group who kidnapped him in northern Colombia.

Israel has criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American countries undertook a series of diplomatic moves to protest Israel's military operations against Hamas in Gaza.

Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw both scored their first international goals and the United States defeated Colombia 3-0 in an exhibition match on Sunday.

Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw against Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night.

Venezuelans have come to feel the decade-long crisis that undid their country as one numbingly featureless expanse of struggles.

Cheers and shouts of joy erupted as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun made its way across the Americas.

Venezuelan sisters will be looking to make a deal with famous entrepreneurs on Shark Tank this Friday.

A U.N.-backed panel investigating human rights violations in Venezuela says the South American country’s government has intensified efforts to curtail democratic freedoms with use of threats, surveillance and harassment as President Nicolás Maduro faces a re-election contest next year.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro lives with Asperger’s syndrome, the president’s brother recently told a Colombian reporter.

Thousands of protesters on cars and motorbikes have taken to the streets of Colombia’s main cities to reject recent hikes in gasoline prices that have drastically increased the price of fuel in the South American country.

A strong earthquake has shaken Colombia’s capital and other major cities.

The United States’ hold on the Women’s World Cup is over, and two-time champion Germany also exited the tournament.

Catalina Usme scored early in the second half and Colombia beat Jamaica 1-0 to advance to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.

A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the U.S. Dairo Antonio Úsuga — known as Otoniel — was sentenced Tuesday in a federal court in New York.

The Women's World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world.

Colombia’s government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, have formally begun a six-month cease-fire as part of a process to forge a permanent peace between authorities and the country’s last remaining rebel group.

Two-time champion Germany was eliminated in a wild finale to the group stage of the Women’s World Cup, while low-ranked Morocco advanced to the knockout stage.

Morocco has beaten Colombia 1-0 to reach the Women’s World Cup knockout round, creating yet more history in a dramatic conclusion to the group stage.

The Women’s World Cup is taking shape with shocks and highlights as it nears the end of the group stage.

Police have arrested the son of Colombia’s president as part of a high-profile money laundering probe into funds he allegedly collected during last year’s presidential campaign.

Four members of a Florida family have been convicted of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church.