Latin America

Macri's Ties To Soccer Boost His Chances In Argentina's Presidential Runoff

5:43pm November 20, 2015

by John Otis

The mayor of Buenos Aires is expected to win Sunday's presidential runoff. In that soccer-mad country, front-runner Mauricio Macri gets points for having been team president for the Boca Juniors.

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If You Follow These Signs, You'll Flush With Success: #WorldToiletDay

10:36am November 19, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Billions of people around the world don't use flush toilets. That's why there are so many signs that explain what to do — and what not to do.

The Aedes mosquito can spread Zika virus in addition to Dengue fever and Chikungunya virus. The virus was first spotted in the Americas in 2014.

Health & Safety

Zika Virus 101: One More Mosquito-Borne Disease To Worry About

5:20pm November 18, 2015

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

It's spread quickly in South America and was reported in Mexico this week. It's not fatal, but there's concern about a potential impact on babies born to infected moms.

World News

Mexican Police Send Drug Kingpin To U.S. To Stand Trial

1:52pm November 18, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The extradition of drug kingpin Caesar Gastelum Serrano to the U.S. signals Mexico's new willingness to send accused narco-traffickers across the border.

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World News

Nicaraguan Police Block Cubans Attempting To Reach U.S.

7:31pm November 17, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaragua, a leftist ally of Cuba, is blocking some 2,000 Cubans from entering. The Cubans, stuck in Costa Rica, want to go to the U.S. and fear warming U.S.-Cuban ties may close the door.

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When he started elementary school in Guatemala City, bullying was so bad, Jayro Velazquez (left) decided to stop speaking his native Mam. His mother, Hilda (right), says it pained her to see him reject his roots.

National

Wanted: Speakers Of Mayan Languages, Many Of Them

4:14pm November 17, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

As immigration to the U.S. shifts from Mexico to Central America, more Mayan speakers find themselves stuck without translators in the court system.

Colorado Town Ponders Accepting Guantanamo Detainees

2:07pm November 17, 2015

by David Welna

The White House will soon send Congress its proposal to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. A Colorado town that hosts a federal and state prison debate taking in the detainees.

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Kamala in front of the hut where she sleeps when she has her period. Kamala told us, "I'm afraid of snakes and men."

What Our Reporters Learned From The World's Teenage Girls: #15Girls

7:03am November 14, 2015

by NPR Staff

The girls we met shook up our ideas about everything: menstruation, child brides, soccer, school, whether parents favor boys over girls.

Reviewing GOP Presidential Candidates' Stand On Immigration

11:36pm November 13, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

A big issue that came up in this week's Republican debate was immigration. It exposed a divide between the candidates. We check many of the presidential candidates positions to see if they've changed.

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'I Started Over': Checking In On Salvadoran Migrants In The U.S.

5:35pm November 13, 2015

In July 2014, NPR's Kelly McEvers spoke with Rosy, a Salvadoran immigrant who arrived in Los Angeles with her two children and is seeking asylum in the U.S. NPR checks back in on Rosy and her family.