Latin America

Venezuelan President Announces Plan To Rewrite Its Constitution

5:29am July 11, 2017

by John Otis

After more than 100 days of often-violent street protests, there's little sign of peace returning to Venezuela, as President Nicolas Maduro prepares a plan that critics call a power grab.

Florida Governor Wants State To Divest From Companies That Deal With Venezuela

4:52am July 11, 2017

by Greg Allen

Gov. Rick Scott announced the plan Monday. More than 100,000 Venezuelans live in Florida — many of whom fled repression from the regimes of Hugo Chavez and his successor, Nicolas Maduro.

Morning News Brief: Donald Trump Jr. Under Fire; Protests Rage In Venezuela

4:52am July 11, 2017

Senators want to speak to Donald Trump Jr. about his meeting with a Russian lawyer; the Venezuelan government tries to gain more power; and an important decision for family of a British infant.

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International Investigators Targeted By Spyware Sold To Mexican Government

4:36pm July 10, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The Mexican government has been accused of using high-tech software to spy on members of an international commission investigating a mass murder in the country.

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American Cruise Companies Stand To Benefit From U.S. Changes To Cuba Policy

4:36pm July 10, 2017

by Greg Allen

U.S. cruise operators are among those who stand to benefit from President Trump's changes to the Obama administration's Cuba travel policies. The new rules don't affect cruises, and may help them by requiring most Americans to travel there in groups.

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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Released From Prison, Placed Under House Arrest

6:07pm July 08, 2017

by John Otis

Prominent Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been released from prison and put on house arrest after spending three years behind bars for leading anti-government protests.

Trump And Mexico's President Talk Need For Guest Worker Program

6:07pm July 08, 2017

Dallas Morning News reporter Alfredo Corchado talks with NPR's Michel Martin about President Trump's meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto at the G-20 summit amid tensions over the border wall.

After Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López was released from prison and placed under house arrest, his supporters and the media gathered outside his house in Caracas Saturday.

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Venezuelan Court Lets Opposition Leader Leave Prison Under House Arrest

9:44am July 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Leopoldo López, 46, has been serving a nearly 14-year prison term after leading demonstrations against the embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

Gabriel Zepeda (right) makes an all-terrain wheelchair. He's been making wheelchairs for low-income Mexicans for 27 years.

Mexico And U.S. Team Up To Create Low-Cost Wheelchairs

7:17am July 08, 2017

by Monica Ortiz Uribe

A retired U.S. doc and a Mexican engineer co-founded a nonprofit group that is providing wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs at an affordable price.

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In Santiago, Chile, Searching For A Drink That Makes You Weak At The Knees

4:31pm July 06, 2017

by Philip Reeves

You can sometimes find out a lot about a country just by spending an hour or two rooting around town. NPR's Philip Reeves sent this postcard about his trip to a historic market in Santiago, Chile, in search of one of the world's more lethal drinks.