Sebastián Piñera, former Chilean president, dies in helicopter crash
Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile, died Tuesday in a helicopter accident.
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Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile, died Tuesday in a helicopter accident.
Chile's central coastal region is reeling from the world's third-deadliest wildfire this century. More than 120 people are confirmed dead as officials continue their search for the missing. Ricardo Nanning, a reporter with Chilevisión, joins CBS News with the latest.
The toll was almost sure to keep rising. Chile's president and a governor said they think some of the blazes could have been started on purpose.
The deadliest of the fires occurred in the region of Valparaíso, where hundreds of firefighters were brought in to try to control the blazes, officials said.
Dozens of people have been killed in forest fires that have torn through central Chile, destroying hundreds of homes.
The company behind a global recall of sleep apnea machines says it will stop selling the devices in the U.S., under a tentative agreement with regulators.
This holiday shopping season, environmental groups are urging consumers to avoid fast-fashion items, which are cheaper items that may only be wearable a few times before falling apart. In Chile, a massive pile of used clothing from around the world keeps growing, impacting local communities and the environment. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez has more, including a first-hand look.
A massive, illegal mountain of trashed clothes in Chile is made primarily of fast-fashion items from all over the world.
The batteries needed to power electric vehicles have long been questioned for their sustainability. And now, one Chilean startup wants to help make them more eco-friendly – by recycling used tires.
Hospital workers took Maria Angelica Gonzalez' son from her arms right after birth in 1981 and later told her he had died.
The algorithm will eventually be used at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a survey telescope being built in Chile.
Chilean-born author Isabel Allende has written more than two dozen books that have been translated into some 40 languages. The 80-year-old Allende, whose latest novel is "The Wind Knows My Name," talks with correspondent Rita Braver about her tumultuous family history, which inspired her stories' passionate and courageous characters; how her 1982 bestseller "House of the Spirits" changed her life; and about her foundation, which supports groups trying to help young girls at risk around the world.
Video posted on social media appeared to show bullet holes in a Delta plane that was parked next to the Latam aircraft that was targeted.
The statue was found by a team of scientific volunteers collaborating on a project to restore the marshland in the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano.
There was no confirmation from forensic experts who are scheduled to publicly release a report Wednesday on the cause of Neruda's death.
Chile's government extended an emergency declaration to another region as wildfires continue to rage.
The meaning of "Christmas" takes on a different flavor in the Land of Enchantment, where diners deck their plates with sauces made of red and green chiles all year long.
Experts were dispatched to examine the hole, some 104 feet in diameter and twice as deep.
Caught on Tape: A man is seriously injured after an out of control elevator in Santiago, Chile, shoots up 31 flights in 15 seconds and crashes into the roof. (No Audio)
A meteor was captured on video last week streaking across the night sky above Santiago, Chile.
The Atacama Trench lies in an area that has produced many earthquakes and tsunamis.
Under a law approved by Congress in December and signed by outgoing President Sebastian Pinera, they can also now adopt children.