Latin America

Honduran migrants wait in line to cross over the border checkpoint into Guatemala in Agua Caliente, Honduras. A new caravan of at least several hundred Hondurans has set off toward the United States on foot or in vehicles. Some have already crossed into G

Honduran Caravan Crosses Guatemala, Traveling Toward U.S.

10:22am January 16, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The caravan, which could consist of up to 2,000 migrants, began its journey from Honduras on Monday. The migrants have already become symbols in the ongoing battle over border security.

Motorists wait in line for hours to buy gasoline at a Pemex service station in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sunday. The Mexican president temporarily closed some of the state oil company's pipelines, in a bid to wipe out rampant fuel theft.

World News

Mexico's President Fights Gas Crisis, While Mexicans Endure Long Lines With Jokes

5:55pm January 15, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his crackdown on stolen fuel is working, but long waits in several states persist, distribution bottlenecks continue and new acts of gas theft are reported.

Episode #1903

1:54pm January 15, 2019

Immortal Technique, Taina and Reyna Grande's New Memoir

A resident at the Mother Teresa of Calcutta senior home in Caracas. The people at the home were not reluctant to be photographed, says photojournalist Wil Riera: "They want to share their history, to have a voice."

Health & Safety

Photos: The Forgotten Old People Of Venezuela

7:00am January 13, 2019

by Gustavo Ocando Alex

In poignant and powerful photographs, Wil Riera draws attention to senior citizens in a country teetering on the brink.

When the Gran Splendid Theater in Buenos Aires was converted into a branch of the Ateneo bookstore, the stage became a cafe. It was just named "the world's most beautiful bookstore" by National Geographic.

Inside 'The World's Most Beautiful Bookstore' In Argentina

6:57pm January 12, 2019

by Bob Mondello

National Geographic has named El Ateneo Grand Splendid the top shop in the world. But that's only where the history of the 100-year-old Buenos Aires building, once a palatial theater, begins.

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World News

The Escalating Attack On Press Freedoms In Nicaragua

8:13am January 12, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Confidencial editor Carlos Fernando Chamorro about the Nicaraguan government's brutal crackdown on press freedoms.

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Maria Rivas and her 15-year-old daughter, Emily, embrace after their StoryCorps interview last month.

National

A Mom And Her Teenage Daughter Brace For A Future Apart

11:01am January 11, 2019

Maria is one of nearly 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants who could lose their temporary protected status this year. "[I'm] terrified of missing you growing up," Maria tells her daughter at StoryCorps.

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Relatives and friends of Eduardo Felipe Santos Victor, a teenager who was shot dead in Morro da Providencia, a low-income favela community, mourn during his funeral in Rio de Janeiro, on Sept. 30, 2015.

World News

Opinion: Relaxing Brazil's Gun Laws Could Make A Murderous Country Even Deadlier

7:19pm January 10, 2019

by Robert Muggah

Brazilians are desperate for public safety, but the president's plan to dismantle firearm legislation is the wrong way to reduce crime, writes security researcher Robert Muggah.

For mixed-status families, immigration talk can be stressful.

With Trump At The Border, A Look Back At U.S. Immigration Policy

5:21pm January 10, 2019

President Trump continues his quest to curb illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. One expert says there have always been ebbs and flows to how welcoming the U.S. is to immigrants.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Maduro starts his second term amid international denunciation of his victory and a devastating economic crisis.

World News

Venezuelan President Maduro Begins Second Term, As Millions Leave The Country

5:12pm January 10, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Migrants are fleeing hyperinflation and widespread hunger. More than a dozen governments in the Americas have rejected the legitimacy of Maduro's re-election.