Tag: Central America
Cartel gun battle with armored trucks kills 8 in Mexico
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A raging gun battle between rival Mexican drug gangs near the U.S. border left eight people dead and a string...
Harris meets virtually with Guatemalan president
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris told Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday that the U.S. is planning to increase relief to the Northern Triangle...
Mexico’s Zapatistas to visit Spain 500 years after conquest
ALTAMIRANO, Mexico — The Indigenous rebels of the Zapatista movement said Monday that they are planning to send a delegation by canoes on a...
Defining numbers from Biden’s early days, from jobs to virus
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's opening months in office have been a whirlwind of activity during the pandemic and the start of an economic...
From scarcity to abundance: US faces calls to share vaccines
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Victor Guevara knows people his age have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in many countries. His own relatives in Houston have been...
Mexican leader to talk with Kamala Harris on migration
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Saturday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will hold talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7...
Mexico’s president steps up battles with nation’s courts
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has stepped up a campaign of interfering with the nation’s courts after they blocked some...
In Mexico, Remembrance Bears help COVID-19 victims’ families
MEXICO CITY — The human and psychological toll of the coronavirus pandemic hit home for Mexico City clothing designer Irma de la Parra in...
2 to stand trial for making exploding drones in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in Mexico said Saturday that two men have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly making explosive-laden drones of the...
Mexican union vote halted at GM plant; vote fixing alleged
MEXICO CITY — Mexico faced its biggest challenge yet Friday to labor-freedom reforms under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after an old-guard union was caught...
