The Department of Homeland Security says it is continuing to accept requests for asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and is authorizing travel for certain nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela seeking to lawfully enter the United States through a humanitarian parole program beyond Jan.

Miami Prep went 41-5 in Omier’s one season ... These days, there are a lot more people in Nicaragua, which has a population of just over seven million, who would call themselves basketball ...

Suriname Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin has the backing of the Caribbean Community for the top post at the Organization of American States.