Latin America

NPR Amazon Reporting Team Tries To Offset Its Carbon Footprint

1:57pm November 12, 2015

by Stacey Vanek Smith

When we drive, fly or walk, we contribute to carbon emissions that cause global warming. One solution often cited is to pay to heal the harm by underwriting the cost of planting a tree.

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National

Two Relatives Of Venezuela's President Reportedly Accused Of Drug Smuggling

8:17pm November 11, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The arrests come at a time when U.S. authorities are investigating drug trafficking and money-laundering by high-profile Venezuelans.

Sen. Rubio On Immigration: We Can't Accept Everyone

6:55pm November 11, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida about specific ways to overhaul the immigration system. Rubio outlines his three-step plan.

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Rosa Coj Bocel visits NPR's office in Washington, D.C., where she attended a film festival that screened a short documentary about her life.

Tragedy Made Her A Fighter — And The Star Of An 11-Minute Film

3:51pm November 11, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Her life had spiraled out of control: school dropout, pregnant, parents kicked her out, baby died. Find out how Rosa Coj Bocel of Guatemala fought back.

Shoppers In Mexico Show Up For Opening Of Luxury Department Store

2:34pm November 11, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

A high-end retailer just opened its $300 million remodeled flagship store in Mexico's City's swankiest neighborhood. The store is banking on Mexico's rising middle-class consumers.

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Latino Republicans Monitor Presidential Debate For Immigration Mentions

2:00pm November 11, 2015

Linda Wertheimer talks to Alfonso Aguilar of the American Principles Project's Latino Partnership about the GOP presidential debate. Aguilar is critical of Donald Trump's remarks about immigration.

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Mike Owen, park biologist at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve in Florida, documents an orchid growing on a cypress tree.

Scientists Work With Cuba To Bring Lost Orchids Back To Florida State Park

7:23am November 11, 2015

by Greg Allen

Fakahatchee Strand Preserve is home to more than 40 native species of orchids; many more were lost to poaching and habitat destruction. Some of those blooms can still be found in Cuba and may return.

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Supporters Urge Obama To Take Executive Action To Close Guantanamo

6:27am November 11, 2015

by David Welna

President Obama is expected to send Congress a plan soon for how to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. While Congress is expected to oppose him, advocates say that might not matter.

Ivo Cassol is a prominent Brazilian senator from the western state of Rondonia in the Amazon. He made his fortune in timber and cattle ranching. Environmentalists say these activities are responsible for much of the deforestation in the rain forest.

The Amazon, As It Looks To A Man Who Made His Fortune There

3:29pm November 10, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Ivo Cassol is a prominent Brazilian politician who made his money in cattle ranching and logging in the Amazon. He says the world should pay Brazil a lot more if it wants to preserve the rain forest.

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April 1959: Bottles containing the polio vaccine.

The Oral Polio Vaccine Can Go 'Feral,' But WHO Vows to Tame It

1:28pm November 10, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

The World Health Organization will start phasing out the oral vaccine next spring.

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