Man accused of killing wife in Virginia captured after 33 years on the run
Police said that detectives worked the case for years, traveling to El Salvador in the 1990s to gather information that eventually helped secure his arrest.
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How sloths survive as nature’s couch potato
Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, have been around for 64 million years. Sharyn Alfonsi traveled to Costa Rica to learn more about how they’ve survived.
How sloths survive as nature’s couch potato
Sloths, the world's slowest mammal, have been around for 64 million years. Sharyn Alfonsi traveled to Costa Rica to learn more about how they’ve survived.
Costa Rica soccer player eaten by crocodile in front of horrified onlookers
Jesús "Chucho" Alberto López Ortiz was killed by a crocodile after jumping into Costa Rica's Cañas River as horrified witnesses looked on.
Potential new octopus species discovered in rare nursery
The new octopus species may have been found in a rare brooding site that marks only the third octopus nursery known to exist in the world.
Crocodile made herself pregnant - a first for her species
DNA analysis determined that the crocodile's nonviable fetus was 99.9% genetically identical to its mother.
Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica
Costa Rica had become an "enormous warehouse" of drugs and an operations center for exports to Europe, authorities said.
Gold's Gym owner among 6 feared dead after plane crash off Costa Rica
The bodies of one adult and one child have been found, but they have not yet been identified, officials said.
Former world surfing champion Kalani David, 24, dies while practicing
The young American had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a congenital heart disease that can cause paralysis and seizures.
Bond set at $3.5 million for Kaitlin Armstrong
Armstrong was on the run for 43 days before authorities found her in Costa Rica earlier this week.
Woman wanted in cyclist's killing arrested
A Texas yoga teacher accused of gunning down her boyfriend's alleged lover is facing deportation to the U.S. Kaitlin Armstrong was arrested in Costa Rica after a six-week international manhunt in connection to the death of 25-year-old professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson.
Texas woman accused of killing cyclist is arrested in Costa Rica
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was arrested Wednesday at a Costa Rica hostel, the Marshals Service said
Plane skids off runway in Costa Rica
A DHL cargo plane slid out of control and crashed on the runway of Juan Santa Maria Airport in Costa Rica on Thursday.
Dramatic video shows jet skid off runaway and split in half
The accident temporarily caused operations to shut down at the country's biggest airport, impacting hundreds of flights.
Child runs into sloth while zip lining
A boy zooming on a zip line through a rainforest in Costa Rica abruptly collided with a sloth clinging to the cable. He waited around 15 minutes for the sloth to get out of the way before proceeding.
Costa Rica first country in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage
Two women became the first legally married same-sex couple in Costa Rica when a notary wearing a face mask pronounced them "wife and wife."
Tainted alcohol suspected of killing at least 19 in Costa Rica
The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned with methanol
Costa Rican meteorite is rare "extraterrestrial mud ball"
"It formed in an environment free of life, then was preserved in the cold and vacuum of space for 4.56 billion years, and then dropped in Costa Rica"
6.1 magnitude earthquake in Panama injures 2
There were no immediate reports of fatalities, authorities said Sunday
Nature up close: Birds, snakes and bats of Costa Rica
A magnified view of the country's plentiful, colorful and creepy wildlife
Nature up close: Why can't we all be like Costa Rica?
Judy Lehmberg visits the Central American country with a higher percentage of land protected by national parks than any other in the world
Body found in Costa Rica is missing U.S. tourist Carla Stefaniak
Local security guard arrested in connection with her disappearance
Body found in area where U.S. tourist went missing in Costa Rica
Authorities are working with Stefaniak's family members in an effort to identify the body
U.S. woman who disappeared in Costa Rica left ominous last message
Family desperate for information on whereabouts of Carla Stefaniak, who was alone on vacation when all communication stopped
Florida woman disappears during vacation in Costa Rica
Stefaniak, a 36-year-old from Hallandale Beach, never boarded her return flight home on Wednesday
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