Top U.S. official says Brazil is making progress in combatting racial inequity
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the UN, traveled to Brazil this week to meet the country's new minister of racial equality.
Latin America
Migrants entering U.S. will face new obstacles when pandemic border restrictions end
With pandemic border restrictions set to end next week, thousands of migrants may cross the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum. But they're likely to find tough new restrictions standing in their way.
It's an election year in Argentina, and politics could be shifting toward the right
A tanking economy and voter disillusion could lead to a shift to the right in Argentina, in an election year that's looking increasingly competitive.
It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress
UNESCO's new report on child marriages shows signs of progress. Yet each year, 12 million girls marry before they turn 18. And the pandemic, climate change and conflict has only made things worse.
Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro's home in COVID vaccine card investigation
Police raided former President Jair Bolsonaro's home, investigating claims of suspected efforts to falsify vaccination records to travel to the U.S. He denies any role in allegedly forging documents.
A top U.S. diplomat is in Brazil as that country seeks recognition as a global player
U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda ThomasGreenfield is in Brazil to draw attention to the strong ties the two countries share. Brazil has been flaunting its close relationships with Russia and China.
Desperate migrants are choosing to cross the border through dangerous U.S. desert
The humanitarian aid group Border Kindness leaves water and other aid in areas along the U.S.-Mexico border. They say people are ill-prepared for conditions on uncharted trails.
Paraguay's long-ruling party scores an easy presidential election win
The Colorado Party remained the dominant force of Paraguayan politics as the vote count from Sunday's election gave an overwhelming lead to its presidential candidate, Santiago Peña.
At a summit aimed at restoring democracy in Venezuela, an opposition leader was missing
We'll take a look a the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela - its effects in the region but also, in the U.S., with more Venezuelans trying to migrate.
Morning news brief
White House lays out plans to replace pandemic border restrictions. Donald Trump's lawyer spent Thursday cross-examining E. Jean Carroll. After Tucker Carlson's firing, viewers have deserted Fox.