Latin America

How Scientists Are Working To Eradicate Zika Mosquitoes

10:29am January 30, 2016

Can the spread of the Zika virus be curtailed by eliminating mosquitoes that carry it? Professor Anthony James of UC Irvine discusses the consequences of pesticides to our health and on the ecosystem.

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Political Upheaval Takes Toll On Haiti's Struggling Economy

5:23pm January 29, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

The economy is tanking as Haiti struggles over who will be the next president. One small businessman shares his experience under the administration of current President Michel Martelly.

Dr. Adriana Mattos examines three-month-old Barbara Antonia, who has microcephaly. Her mother, Ana Claudia Teixera, caught the Zika virus when she was four months pregnant.

Zika-Linked Brain Damage In Infants May Be 'Tip Of The Iceberg'

4:47pm January 29, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

An investigation is finding "profound abnormalities" in babies with microcephaly who are born to Brazilian mothers suspected of having the Zika infection.

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Doctors In Brazil Admit Doubt In Number Of Zika-Linked Microcephaly Cases

4:29pm January 29, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

How many cases of microcephaly in Brazil have actually been linked to the Zika virus? Of the nearly 4,200 cases reported, only six have been linked with certainty to the virus.

This is a partial view of the tennis center at Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro. The International Olympic Committee is sending an advisory to participants in the 2016 Summer Games on how to deal with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Zika Virus Spurs Concerns Over Summer Olympic Games In Rio

4:18pm January 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The International Olympic Committee is sending an advisory to participants on how to deal with the mosquito-borne virus. The games in Rio de Janeiro begin in 189 days.

Cuba's cars are impossible to ignore. It's like seeing a celebrity and trying not to stare.

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'Car Talk' In Cuba: How Those Classic American Cars Survived The Embargo

6:42pm January 28, 2016

Car Talk's Ray Magliozzi is in Cuba. He talks to Robert Siegel about the old American cars he's seeing on the streets of Havana.

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Human Smuggler: Central Americans Are Worth Their Weight In Gold

5:52pm January 28, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

It has gotten harder for undocumented migrants to sneak into the U.S. from Latin America. That has led to a rise in the price charged by human smugglers.

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In Central America, Human Smugglers Entrap Women In Sex Trafficking

4:32pm January 28, 2016

by Jasmine Garsd

Thousands of Central American migrants come to the U.S. illegally each year. They often hire a human smuggler to get them across the border. The story of one woman's journey shows how human smuggling is intertwined with human trafficking.

World Health Organization Calls Spread Of Zika Virus 'Alarming'

4:32pm January 28, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization says the spread of the Zika virus through the Americas is "alarming" and will meet on Monday to decide whether to declare the outbreak an international health emergency. The virus may be linked to cases of birth malformations in Brazil.

This photo released by Mexico's Jalisco state prosecutor's office shows Ethan Couch, after he was taken into custody last month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

'Affluenza Teen' Is Back In The U.S. To Face Charges

2:25pm January 28, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexican authorities said they put Ethan Couch on a plane in Mexico City. The 18-year-old, who was on probation for killing four people while driving drunk, had fled to Mexico with his mother.