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'Indiana Jones' & 'Star Wars' Actor Harrison Ford Flying Planes Again 3 Months After Crash

Harrison Ford is flying planes again, nearly three months after his crash. Harrison Ford was spotted flying planes again nearly three months after he crash-landed on a golf course in Venice, California.

MLB Trade Rumors Update: Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves Swap Juan Uribe & 4 Pitchers

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves have completed the first big trade of the 2015 MLB season. Six players from multiple positions were involved including Juan Uribe. Latin Post breaks down this big trade for you.

Venezuelan Currency: Bolívar Continues Precipitous Decline

With a nearly 30 percent decline in its black-market value against the dollar, the Venezuelan currency continued to drop at a stunning rate in May, a development likely to put further pressure on the South American nation's fragile economy.

Jailed Venezuela Opposition Leader Leopoldo Lopez Goes on Hunger Strike, Says He Won't Eat Until His Three Demands Are Met [Watch]

Leopoldo Lopez, the jailed Venezuelan opposition leader who is known as much for his photogenic charisma as his right wing politics, has just has announced his plans to go on a hunger strike via video.

Former Miss Venezuela Beauty Queen Dies After Spending 15 Years in Homelessness

Despite being born with beauty and brains, a former Miss Venezuela pageant winner died at the age of 68 after spending the last 15 years of her life in homelessness.

Venezuela's Currency Takes a Plunge

Venezuelans have been in a rush to unload their depreciating currency, and this has in turn led to a devastating drop in its value, leading the the troubled country closer to an outbreak of hyperinflation.

Colombia, Venezuela Clash Over Drug Plane Downed off Barranquilla

A small plane that had apparently taken off from Venezuela and carried more than a ton of cocaine on Wednesday crashed off the coast of Colombia. The aircraft had been pursued by the Colombian military.

Venezuela's No. 2 Denies Involvement in Drug Trade

Diosdado Cabello, widely considered the second most powerful man in embattled President Nicolás Maduro's administration, on Tuesday emphatically denied media reports that he and other high-ranking Venezuelan officials were involved in the international drug trade.

Miguel Cabrera Breaks MLB Record for Home Runs by a Venezuelan-Born Player

Detroit Tigers infielder Miguel Cabrera recently hit his 400th career home run. That home run was not only a career milestone, but it is the most ever by a Venezuelan-born player in MLB history. How many home runs will Cabrera finish with?

Venezuela News: National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello Asks Court to Seize Journalists' Passports

The president of Venezuela's National Assembly - widely considered embattled President Nicolás Maduro's most powerful internal adversary - is asking courts to bar news executives from leaving the country while he is suing them for alleged defamation.

Venezuela Violence: 268 Police Officers Killed by Criminals in 2014

The socialist country is about to be making more news locally though as, with an approximately 25,000 violent deaths estimated for 2014 and 90 violent deaths reported in Caracas in the first week of 2015,

Venezuela News: Colombia to Extradite Suspect in Political Murder to Venezuela

The Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos has just authorized the extradition of Leiver Padilla Mendoza, a man wanted in Venezuela for the murder of a Caracas politician named Robert Serra.

MLB News: Venezuelan Baseball Players in Trouble Because of Country's Crime & Scouting Competition

Venezuela has been one of the leading drivers among international baseball talent over the years, but domestic issues could halt their scouting program. Latin Post takes a look at the status of Venezuelan baseball.

Venezuela Food: Maduro to Nationalize Food Distribution in Venezuela

Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro plans to to nationalize food distribution amid his country's record shortages of basic goods, runaway inflation and escalating economic instability.

Mother’s Day 2015: Dates of Celebration in USA, Mexico, Bolivia and More Latin American Countries

Mother's Day honors one's own mother along with motherhood, maternal bonds and the influence mothers have in society.

May Day in Venezuela: President Maduro to Raise Minimum Wage Once Again

President Nicolas Maduro has raised Venezuela's minimum wage for the second time this year. He gave housing to a woman who threw a mango at him last week, and now President Nicolas Maduro has further ingratiated himself to the economically burdened people of his country by raising Venezuela's minimum wage for the second time this year.

Venezuela to Ration Medicine Amid 'War Zone'-Like Shortages, Citizens Will Need to Use Fingerprints to Purchase Limited Amounts

The Venezuelan government is set to implement a medicine-rationing system it hopes will ease shortages that have left many patients unable to treat ailments from hemorrhoids to cancer.

Fired Univision Host Rodner Figueroa Has New Job, Goes Gray [Pics]

Fired Univision host Rodner Figueroa was proud to post on Instagram that he is working once again. Figueroa is now working for the I Love Venezuela Foundation.

Venezuela Energy Crisis: Latin American Country Cuts Working Hours to 5.5 Hours in Electricity Rationing Plan

Venezuela has announced that, in an effort to try to conserve energy, it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours. The cost saving measure is part of a nationwide electricity rationing plan.

Miss Venezuela Monica Spear Death: Two Teens Sentenced to Prison in Deaths of Beauty Queen & Ex-Husband

Two teenagers were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the killing of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her partner last year.

Miguel Cabrera vs. Mike Trout: Who's the Best MLB Player? [VOTE]

Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout are widely considered the two best players in Major League Baseball today. Both are elite players, but who do you think is better? Feel free to vote in our fan poll.