Since winning the US election in November, US President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the use of force to seize the canal built by Washington over a century ago and later handed over to Panama.

Panama has denied claims by the State Department that the country will no longer charge fees for U.S. government vessels to use the waterway. AFP Panama has denied the State Department's claims ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio yesterday voiced optimism that Panama would address concerns over Chinese influence in the Panama Canal, bringing down the tone after President Donald Trump’s ...

The trip by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to countries in the region, including Panama, coincides with President Donald Trump's repeated intention to regain control of the interoceanic canal.

Marco Rubio will pay his first trip as U.S. secretary of state to Central American nations including Panama, where President Donald Trump has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, a spokeswoman ...

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as America’s chief diplomat. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said Thursday that Rubio will ...

“We have always respected Panama’s sovereignty over the canal and recognized it as a permanently neutral international waterway.” The neutrality of the nearly 50-mile canal, through which ...

Eric Stephen is the managing editor of True Blue LA, where he's covered the Dodgers ... The Dodgers originally had only $5,146,200 to spend in its international bonus pool when the signing period ...

Five victims and an assailant are struck by gunfire, and three are in critical condition, following a gang-related shooting in MacArthur Park, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.