6 Fearless Women Who Were An Inspiration In 2018
They broke taboos and stereotypes around the world. They include the co-recipient of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, a disability activist — and a 101-year-old runner.
Latin America
For Asylum-Seekers Waiting In Mexico, Volunteers Offer Medical Help
Thousands of asylum-seekers in Mexico are waiting their turn to ask U.S. border officials for asylum. A volunteer group of doctors and nurses travel to Tijuana weekly to attend to their health needs.
Trump Administration Changes Border Policy To Discourage Asylum-Seekers
Mexico and the U.S. have come to an agreement that immigrants from third countries, who are crossing or approaching the border to seek asylum, will stay in Mexico while their claims are decided.
Mexican Authorities Arrest 3 Suspects In The Murder Of 2 Honduran Teenagers
The two migrant youths were killed in Tijuana. Mexican authorities said they were found stabbed and strangled, highlighting the dangers facing unaccompanied minors waiting for U.S. asylum hearings.
'Realization Of An Impossible Dream:' MLB And Cuba Make Historic Deal
The agreement, negotiated over years, represents the first time since Cuba's revolution that baseball players can sign with U.S. teams without defecting.
From Cocaine To Cacao: One Man's Mission To Save Colombia's Farmers Through Chocolate
As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he'll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.
Cuba Scraps Words Establishing Same-Sex Marriage From Drafted Constitution
The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was "a way of respecting all opinions."
A Honduran Restaurant Hands Out Hot Comfort Food For The Migrant Caravan In Tijuana
When José Aguilar, a Honduran living in the Mexican border city who runs the restaurant Honduras 504, heard a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants was coming, he knew he had to do something to help.
Journalists And NGOs Face Shutdowns, Beatings As Nicaragua Stifles Dissent
The government of Nicaragua's embattled President Daniel Ortega recently ransacked the offices of human rights organizations and an independent media outlet last week.
On Both Sides Of U.S.-Mexico Border, Migrants Face Risks And Long Waits
NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro talks with reporter Alfredo Corchado of the Dallas Morning News about the conditions that migrants trying to enter the U.S. encounter when stuck along the border.