Latin America

Plan For Cuba Ferry Terminal Reveals Shift In Miami Politics

2:27pm January 14, 2016

by Greg Allen

Miami-Dade County is considering building a ferry terminal that would serve carriers offering regular service to Cuba. It's a sign that in a city that's home to Cuban exiles, times have changed.

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Albert Tamanja Bidim, a community volunteer, distributes ivermectin, the tablet that fights river blindness, in the Ghanaian town of Beposo 2.

What A Difference A Drug Makes In The Fight Against River Blindness

2:04pm January 14, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Two of the 2015 Nobel Prize winners for medicine discovered a drug that is driving down this parasitic disease in Ghana.

Cubans Rush To U.S. Ahead Of Potential Changes To Immigration Policy

7:25pm January 13, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Marc Rosenblum, deputy director of U.S. Immigration Policy Program at the Migration Policy Institute, about why the U.S. policy for Cuban migrants is different from others.

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Bullet holes riddle the walls of the second floor of the home that marines raided in their search for the Mexican drug lord Joaquin

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Using Another Secret Tunnel, Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo' Almost Evaded Capture

5:19pm January 12, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mexican marines swarmed Joaquin Guzmán's safe house in Los Mochis, but he managed to flee through a secret tunnel leading to the sewer system. Authorities caught him on a highway in a stolen car.

A new government report details the problems agencies face in fighting weapons trafficking. Here, thousands of guns lie on the ground before being destroyed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 2012.

In Mexico, Tens Of Thousands Of Illegal Guns Come From The U.S.

1:31pm January 12, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The ATF has been able to trace the smuggled guns' original purchasers in less than half of the 73,684 cases cited in the report.

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Drug Lord's Arrest Creates New Tensions In U.S.-Mexico Relations

6:32am January 12, 2016

David Greene talks to Ana Maria Salazar, a ex-U.S. drug enforcement official at the Pentagon, about what the arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman might have on the drug war and relations with Mexico.

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Sean Penn Faces Backlash Over 'Rolling Stone' Story On 'El Chapo'

11:37pm January 11, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The actor Sean Penn is facing criticism over his interview with the drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman for Rolling Stone. But some of the criticism may be misdirected.

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Extradition Of 'El Chapo' Could Take Years, So Why Does The U.S. Want Him?

6:51pm January 11, 2016

The extradition of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán to the United States could take years. NPR explores why the U.S. wants him and what is known about his time as a fugitive.

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Girls at dance practice during Season 1 of East Los High.

'East Los High' Isn't Just A Soapy Teen Drama — It's Also A Science Experiment

2:40pm January 11, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

Social scientists and health workers worked with screenwriters and studio execs to create a binge-worthy show designed to help young Latinas make healthy life choices.

Extradition Of 'El Chapo' Will Take At Least A Year, Mexican Official Says

1:34pm January 11, 2016

by Laura Wagner

On a morning radio program, the head of Mexico's extradition office also warned that possible legal challenges could delay the entire extradition process to the U.S. for four to six years.