Deportees From The North, Migrants From The South Overwhelm Mexican Border City
Donald Trump pinatas and deportees from the U.S. are some of the people and things you'll find in the Mexican border city of Reynosa.
Latin America
Dozens Of Girls Killed After Fire In A Locked Room In Guatemala Youth Shelter
The facility near Guatemala City is meant to house only 500 youths — but authorities said at least 800 were living there at the time of the fire.
'Radio Ambulante': An Immigrant's Hollywood Story Takes A Turn
Rachel Martin talks to Daniel Alarcon, host of NPR's podcast Radio Ambulante, about a young man from Mexico who crossed illegally into the U.S. hoping to make it big in Hollywood.
In An International First, Surfer Conquers The Atlantic Alone On A Paddleboard
Chris Bertish set out from Morocco to become the first to make the crossing alone on a stand-up paddleboard. On Thursday, after 93 days, he paddled into the West Indies, with a whole ocean behind him.
Why Mixed-Race Americans Will Not Save The Country
Realizing that a mixed-race society can also uphold racism is crucial to a nuanced understanding of the challenge of recognizing and overcoming racism and bias.
Brazil's Recession The Longest And Deepest In Its History, New Figures Show
Brazil's recession was already of historic proportions. Today, government figures from 2016 confirm that it has grown even worse. Nearly 13 million Brazilians are unemployed.
Mexican Cement Company Looks To Profit From Border Wall
Bidding will open this week for companies seeking to build President' Trump's southern wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Among the companies that could benefit from the construction is Mexico-based CEMEX, one of the world's largest cement companies.
Rush Begins For Contractors Who Want In On Border Wall Construction
A deadline has been set for firms interested in helping to build a wall along the southern border. Prototype ideas are due this week; the government plans to make some design decisions by mid-April.
Rene Preval, President Of Haiti For Two Terms, Has Died At 74
Preval has a mixed legacy. He was recognized as a hard worker, but widely criticized in his second term for what was seen as a weak and absent response to Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake.
Puerto Ricans Reflect On A Century Of (Limited) Citizenship
People born in Puerto Rico have been counted as U.S. citizens since 1917, but residents of the island can't vote for president and don't have voting representation in Congress.