Latin America

Obama To End Policy Granting Residency To Cubans Arriving In U.S.

6:22pm January 12, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

The U.S. government is ending its decades-old policy known as "wet foot, dry foot," that extended residency in the U.S. for Cubans who arrive on U.S. shores without a visa.

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Maracanã Stadium's turf is dry, worn and filled with ruts and holes. Those soccer clubs that call the stadium home plan to meet and discuss how to bring Maracanã up to game-worthy shape. The question is, who will pay for the repairs?

Maracanã, Jewel Of Rio's Olympics, Now Languishes In Disrepair

1:27pm January 12, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The iconic stadium has hosted decades of Brazil's most important sporting events. Now, abandonment and looting have left it an eyesore — and no one is accepting all the blame.

Castaneda Reminds The U.S. Of The Benefits Of A Friendly Southern Neighbor

7:29am January 10, 2017

Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda says Mexico has the leverage to push back against President-elect Donald Trump's plans regarding Mexican trade, immigration and a border wall.

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A Venezuelan soldier watches over cargo trucks leaving the port in Puerto Cabello, which handles the majority of the country's food imports. Across the chain of command, from high-level generals to the lowest foot soldiers, military officials are using th

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As Venezuelans Go Hungry, The Military Is Trafficking In Food

4:38pm January 09, 2017

by NPR Staff

Venture into the black markets and you'll find foods unavailable in the cheaper state-run grocery stores. The military isn't just running the markets — it's getting rich off them, an AP probe finds.

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A woman watches a TV news report about the riot early Friday at a prison in Roraima, northern Brazil.

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Dozens Of Inmates Killed In Another Brazilian Prison Riot

2:06pm January 06, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

At least 33 inmates were killed early Friday, according to officials. The riot follows on the heels of a massacre at a different prison last weekend, in which at least 56 prisoners died.

A flag waves inside Camp 6 at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba last February.

4 More Prisoners Leave Guantanamo In Waning Days Of Obama Administration

10:02am January 06, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The four released detainees are from Yemen and have been accepted by Saudi Arabia. They were never charged and had been at the Guantanamo Bay prison for more than 14 years.

A vaquita caught as by-catch in Baja California, Mexico. Accidental entanglement in fishing gear is one of the biggest threat to this species, which is down to only 60 animals.

Fishing Rule Aims To Do For All Marine Mammals What It Did For The Dolphin

5:43pm January 05, 2017

by Alan Yu

Foreign fisheries exporting seafood to the U.S. will now have to meet the same standards for protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals as American fisheries do.

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PLAYLIST: Top Global Songs Of 2016 Mix Traditional Styles With Pop

1:02pm January 05, 2017

by Jackson Sinnenberg

There's a pumped-up sports anthem by a star cricket player, a moody Latin duet and a Malaysian song flavored with American rock, Chinese folk and Malay opera.

A man walks past a nearly deserted construction site Wednesday in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, as workers shut down operations and remove equipment from the site of a canceled $1.6 billion Ford plant. Ford's cancellation, which costs the regio

Canceled Ford Plant Adds To Mexico's Economic Frustrations

11:54am January 05, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

San Luis Potosi state lost out on more than a billion dollars in investment and thousands of jobs when Ford changed plans and nixed a factory. Angry locals pin the blame directly on Donald Trump.

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Riot Prompts Questions: Is Brazil In Control Of Its Prisons?

7:29am January 05, 2017

by Philip Reeves

This week's prison riot in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus was shocking for its brutality — nearly 60 inmates were killed — many beheaded. Prison violence is not uncommon in Brazil.

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