Body found amid search for missing American in Turks and Caicos
Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.
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Investigators have made a grim discovery during the search for Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker who disappeared in Turks and Caicos.
The current Dalai Lama announced that the next Tibetan Buddhist leader will be reincarnated once again. An American man is missing in Turks and Caicos and police say he was last seen at his hotel. And the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering Australia. CBS News reporter Juliette Goodrich has a roundup of world headlines.
Oscar, which the National Hurricane Center characterized as "very small," is the 15th named storm of the hurricane season.
The Connecticut native and a friend were snorkeling off Turks and Caicos when a shark charged and bit Truwit's lower left leg.
Sharitta Grier went to the Turks and Caicos Islands on a surprise Mother's Day vacation that ended with her in custody instead of returning to Florida.
Michael Lee Evans of Texas faced a potential prison sentence in the Turks and Caicos Islands over seven 9 mm rounds that were found in his luggage.
Ryan Watson was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands in April after four rounds of ammunition were found in his bag.
A Turks and Caicos judge has handed an American arrested over ammunition in his luggage a suspended sentence. Ryan Watson returned home to his family in the U.S. on Friday night. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
Ryan Watson, an American who pleaded guilty in Turks and Caicos over ammunition found in his luggage, was given a suspended sentence of 13 weeks in prison and a $2,000 fine Friday, Watson's spokesperson said. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Lawmakers in Turks and Caicos have amended their firearms law, removing the mandatory 12-year prison sentence that a handful of American tourists faced after allegedly bringing ammunition to the country by mistake. The change comes ahead of Oklahoma man Ryan Watson's sentencing under the law. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez has more.
Another American who was facing 12 years in prison after ammunition was found in his luggage in Turks and Caicos is set to return to the U.S. Tyler Wenrich, 31, was sentenced to time served and ordered to pay a $9,000 fine.
Tyler Wenrich was facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Tyler Wenrich, an American arrested in Turks and Caicos for having ammunition in his luggage, was sentenced to time served and a $9,000 fine, avoiding a 12-year mandatory minimum sentence in the British Territory. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Another American charged with bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos seemingly by mistake will be sentenced Tuesday, days after a U.S. man was given a suspended sentence in a similar case. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.
Bryan Hagerich, who was arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands in February, returned home to western Pennsylvania on Friday.
Bryan Hagerich was one of several Americans facing a potential mandatory minimum sentence of 12 years in prison in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
An American man who pleaded guilty to bringing 20 rounds of ammunition into Turks and Caicos will not have to serve jail time. Bryan Hagerich, 39, received the good news Friday during a sentencing hearing. CBS News Pittsburgh reporter Jessica Guay has the latest.
The State Department is offering tips for Americans looking to travel abroad without infringing on the laws of other countries. Rena Bitter, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs, joins CBS News with more.
A judge in Turks and Caicos ruled that Bryan Hagerich, a Pennsylvania man arrested in the British territory for possessing ammunition, will not have to serve a mandatory minimum of 12 years in prison and will get a suspended sentence. CBS News' Manuel Bojorquez reports.
Memorial Day travel is already underway for many Americans. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave details the fluctuating costs of vacationing this year.
Florida grandmother Sharitta Grier talked about her experience being detained over ammunition found in her luggage while coming home from a surprise Mother's Day trip to Turks and Caicos.
Here are some of the top headlines of the day, including the fallout from former President Donald Trump's contraception comments to CBS Pittsburgh, the investigation into deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight and a judge's ruling halting the auction of Elvis Presley's Graceland. Scott MacFarlane, Chris Livesay and Omar Villafranca report.
The ordeal continues for five American tourists facing 12 years of prison time in Turks and Caicos for allegedly having ammunition in their luggage. Jacqueline Charles, Haiti and Caribbean correspondent with the Miami Herald, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
The governors of Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Virginia wrote a letter Tuesday asking the territory to show mercy to the Americans arrested on the island.
Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police have arrested five Americans for bringing ammunition into the Caribbean territory.