Punta Cana is about a 2.5 hour drive from the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo. Its 30 miles of white sand beaches draw tourists from all over North America and other regions. Its all-inclusive ...

The 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student vanished at the beach of the Riu República Hotel in Punta Cana early on March 6, sparking a frantic search by air, sea and land, involving ...