Topic - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic and second-largest by population after Haiti with approximately 11.4 million people in 2024, of whom 3.6 million reside in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city. - Source: Wikipedia

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The United States team celebrates after defeating the Dominican Republic at a World Baseball Classic semifinal game, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Aaron Judge proclaims World Baseball Classic has surpassed World Series in importance

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

United States pitcher Paul Skenes walks back to the mound during the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic semifinal game against the Dominican Republic, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Miami. Skenes flag patch on the hat and sleeve are backwards. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Skenes pitches with poise through pressure in WBC spotlight, treats it same as Pirates outings

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Michael del Rosario, environmental education coordinator at Fundemar, shows a piece of ceramic with corals growing on it in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

By Teresa de Miguel - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco listens as his sentence is during his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Afonso, File)

Dominican appeals court to hear arguments on Wander Franco’s conviction

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People wade through a street flooded by rains caused by Tropical Storm Melissa in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Tropical Storm Melissa nears hurricane strength and dumps torrential rain on Caribbean

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People place plastic tarps over their tents ahead of expected rain at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Tropical Storm Melissa stationary in the Caribbean as forecasters warn it will quickly intensify

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

This NOAA satellite image taken at 11:40 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, shows Tropical Storm Melissa in the Central Caribbean Sea. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Melissa bringing heavy rain to Haiti and Dominican Republic

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco attends his trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Rays’ Franco found guilty in sexual abuse case, gets two-year suspended sentence

By Martin Adames - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco rubs his eyes during his court trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Dominican prosecutors in Franco trial seek five-year prison sentence

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Demonstrators rally during a protest in response to a series of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, in Los Angeles, on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Mexican national soccer team changes hotels in Los Angeles because of safety concerns

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FILE - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco attends his trial on charges of sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor and human trafficking, in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez, File)

Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic

By Martín Adames - Associated Press

People gather outside the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ricardo Hernandez)

Nightclub roof collapse kills 2 former MLB players, 113 in all

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Octavio Dotel throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit, Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Former major league reliever Dotel dies in Dominican Republic roof collapse

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A member of civil defense canine unit searches for Sudiksha Konanki, a university student from the U.S. who disappeared on a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Monday, March. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Francesco Spotorno)

What to know about U.S. student Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished in Dominican Republic on spring break

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People walk out of the National Police Palace where Col. Frank Felix Duran Mejia, spokesperson for the Dominican National Police, lead a press conference regarding the investigation into the shooting of former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, June 30, 2019. Ortiz was shot at a bar in the Dominican Republic on June 9. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez) **FILE**

Search for missing Virginia college student in Dominican Republic stretches into 4th day

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times