The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

The US administration launched Thursday a new program to receive refugees from all over the world, inviting ordinary Americans to directly sponsor the arrival of thousands of displaced people into their communities. The administration targeted 125,000 refugees for the current fiscal year, including Ukrainians, Afghans, and refugees from Latin America…

SAN DIEGO — This week the Padres announced they signed a teenage catcher from Venezuela, Ethan Salas, who is Baseball America's top-ranked prospect in this year's international amateur class.

The parasite-borne disease is classed as ‘neglected’ yet causes 12,000 deaths a year, mostly in Latin America. Can the world really wipe it out by 2030?

Jan. 6-125, 2023

EL PASO, Texas — Perhaps the most fitting sight of President Joe Biden’s recent trip to the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border was this one: He went to the less important bridge spanning the Rio Grande.

When far-right rioters stormed Brazil’s seat of government it was a shock to the system, but with a new president at the helm, the country appeared to quickly recover amid a display of unity. But Brazil’s problems have not magically disappeared and Latin America’s geopolitical behemoth faces several challenges, with…

The Biden administration is under growing pressure from leftists in Latin America and U.S. lawmakers to expel Jair Bolsonaro from a post-presidential retreat in Florida following an attack by his supporters on Brazil’s capital

The two leaders set out to talk about working together on migration, fentanyl interdiction and the economy. But first, they sparred over the history of U.S. support in Latin America.

Dec. 30, 2022-Jan. 5, 2023