Tag: Latin America and Caribbean
El Salvador’s long-dominant parties in crisis after drubbing
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Saúl Meléndez, a former fighter during El Salvador’s civil war, was for years a loyal member of the leftist...
Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted...
US envoy talks migration with El Salvador, VP calls Mexico
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A U.S. envoy arrived in El Salvador on Wednesday for talks on immigration amid a surge of child migrants...
Honduras trial in Indigenous activist’s murder paused
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The trial of an alleged mastermind in the killing of Berta Cáceres, a prize-winning environmental and Indigenous rights defender in Honduras,...
Mexico says outsourcing to be strictly limited
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican government said Monday it has reached an agreement with business and labor groups to strictly limit outsourcing of jobs....
Scioscia to manage US in Olympic baseball qualifying
CARY, N.C. — Mike Scioscia is taking over as the third manager of the U.S. baseball team in this Olympic qualifying cycle and will...
Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
HAVANA — If you don’t have potato, use malanga root. If you can't find zucchini, replace it with cucumber.
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Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist’s murder on trial
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduraspro — The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five...
Brazil’s daily deaths from COVID pass 4,000 for first time
SAO PAULO — Brazil reported a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000 for the first time Tuesday, becoming the third nation to go...
AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration
WASHINGTON — More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border,...
