Chile

Former Chilean President Dies In Helicopter Crash

Sebastiån Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile, was 74.
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Son Stolen At Birth Hugs Mom For First Time In Decades

Hospital workers in Chile took Maria Angelica Gonzalez’s son from her arms right after birth and later told her he had died.
By NATHAN ELLGREN, AP

Pedro Pascal Recounts Family's Escape From Chile During Height Of Dictatorship

Pascal said his parents helped a gunshot victim during dictator Augusto Pinochet's reign and had to flee Chile.
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Chile’s Leftist President Moves To Nationalize Reserves Of Clean Energy ‘White Gold’

The world’s No. 2 producer of lithium is the latest country to push for government ownership over mines.
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Experts Found Chilean Poet Neruda Was Poisoned, Nephew Says

It was long stated that the Nobel Prize winner died in 1973 of complications from prostate cancer, but the poet’s driver argued for decades that he was poisoned.
By AP

Pedro Pascal's 'SNL' Monologue Morphs Into Emotional Argument For Immigration

“They were so brave," the "Last of Us" star said of his parents, who fled the brutal Pinochet regime in Chile.
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New Mexico May Make Roasted Chile The Official State Aroma

The Sunshine State could become the first one in the nation to proudly have an official state aroma.
By Susan Montoya Bryan, AP

Chileans Reject New Progressive Constitution

Chileans voted against a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago.
By DANIEL POLITI, AP

Giant Sinkhole Swallows Chilean Land Owned By Canadian Mining Company

The National Service of Geology and Mining first became aware of the 650-foot-deep sinkhole on Saturday.
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Chile's Next President Is A Leftist Millennial

Gabriel Boric, who rose the ranks during anti-government protests, was elected after a campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump.
By Patricia Luna and Joshua Goodman, AP