Roundtable: Examining Migrant Surge At Southern U.S. Border
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to NPR's Susan Davis and journalists Maria Martin and Valerie Gonzalez about the surge of migrants at the southern border.
Latin America
People Are Talking About A 'Double Mutant' Variant In India. What Does That Mean?
The term is a reference to two particular mutations in SARS-CoV-2. But the variant in India could carry additional mutations.
Critics Say The U.S. Isn't Doing Enough To Help Haiti With Its Deteriorating Security
Kidnappings and a deadly crime wave is crippling Haiti. Critics say the U.S. isn't doing enough to help the hemisphere's poorest country find a solution for the current crisis.
Cuba's Communists Change Leadership, But Likely Not Much Else
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Patrick Oppmann, a CNN reporter based in Havana, about what it means for Cuba that a Castro is not at the helm for the first time in more than sixty years.
Biden Hoping For Brazil's Bolsonaro To Agree To Stop Destroying The Amazon Rainforest
The Biden administration is hoping Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro will commit to climate standards for the Amazon. Activists warn of the folly of a deal with Bolsonaro, who's long dismissed climate concerns.
Chile's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Was Largely Successful — But The Virus Persists
Chile has been praised worldwide for its COVID-19 vaccination program, inoculating a higher proportion of its population than all but two countries. Yet Chile's battle against the pandemic isn't over.
Mexico's President Has Been Muddying The Country's COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging
Mexico's president has been zigzagging on whether or not to get a vaccine, muddying a message about the vaccine's effectiveness in the country with the third-highest COVID-19 death rate in the world.
Raul Castro Has Stepped Down. What's Next For Cuba?
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Lillian Guerra, professor of Cuban and Caribbean history at the University of Florida, about Cuba after the Castros.
Cuba Without A Castro: The Island's Old Guard Exits The Stage
A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power six decades ago is set to exit the stage, with Raúl Castro saying he will step down as head of the Cuban Communist Party.
Cuba's Raul Castro Prepares To Step Down
Raul Castro is expected to step down as head of Cuba's ruling Communist Party at the party's Congress beginning today. But that doesn't mean Cuba's one-party-system is likely to see any big changes.