Truck crash kills more than 50 migrants in southern Mexico
A truck believed to be carrying migrants crashed near Mexico's southen border with Guatemala, killing more than 50 people.
Latin America
53 people die in Mexico after the packed truck they were riding in crashed
The truck was driving along a highway near Chiapas, a Mexican state that borders Guatemala. Another 58 people were injured in the crash.
Chile's Congress approves same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority
The vote on Tuesday makes Chile the eighth Latin American country to extend equal rights to same sex couples, and marks a reversal for the country's conservative leadership.
Maduro's grip on power in Venezuela only gets stronger
Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.
Guatemala's rural and indigenous communities are hit hardest by COVID-19
The Mayan communities of Guatemala are among the world's most vulnerable when it comes to COVID-19 due to many factors, including their centuries-long marginalization by the country's ruling elite.
A mass COVID grave in Peru has left families bereft — and fighting for reburial
More than 400 people who died of COVID were secretly interred in a mass grave on the outskirts of the city of Iquitos. Families are demanding a proper burial for their loved ones.
Biden administration will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers
NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, of the American Immigration Council, about the U.S., which was forced by a court order, to reinstate a Trump-era border policy.
News brief: omicron variant, border policy, Alec Baldwin interview
The omicron variant spreads in the U.S. The Trump administration's 'Remain in Mexico' policy will be re-starting. Alec Baldwin had his first TV interview about the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.
Biden administration says it will restart the Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' policy
The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will restart the "Remain in Mexico" policy. Officials promised "key changes" to the Trump-era policy that has been widely criticized as inhumane.
U.S. will resume 'Remain in Mexico' policy for asylum-seekers
Migrants seeking to enter the United States will again have to stay in Mexico as they await immigration hearings, as the Biden administration reluctantly announced plans to comply with a court order.