What music means to those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile
Music has brought solace and companionship for some of those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile.
Latin America
For Chileans blinded in police violence, making music has become one path to healing
All members of Hacía la Victoria ("Onward to Victory") sustained eye injuries during clashes with police in anti-government protests in 2019. Their lyrics focus on police brutality and their own pain.
Hurricane Julia brushes Colombia's San Andrés island and heads for Nicaragua
The storm is forecast to dump heavy rains across Central America.
A group of top officials in Haiti want an armed international force to intervene
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary.
Feminists in Chile are fighting to repaint Pablo Neruda's legacy
The legacy of the Nobel-prize winning Chilean poet is in trouble. In the latest controversy Chiles' feminist movement is calling out Pablo Neruda as a male chauvinist and a sexual predator.
For a chance at a better life, Venezuelans head toward the U.S. border
Large numbers of migrants from Venezuela are traveling thousands of miles to the U.S.-Mexico border, as their nation experiences food shortages and high inflation.
The presidential election in Brazil heads to a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president, finished in first place Sunday, but failed to secure enough votes for an outright victory and will face right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
News brief: Florida evacuations, Brazil's election, Supreme Court preview
Did a Florida county wait too long to issue evacuation orders as Hurricane Ian loomed? Brazil's presidential election goes to a runoff later this month. The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday.
Brazil's presidential election heads to a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the left-wing former president, won more votes than right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, but not enough to win outright in the 11-candidate race.
Brazilians go to the polls, with Lula tipped to beat Bolsonaro
More than 120 million Brazilians will vote Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy.