Latin America

Argentina's new libertarian president and unions are headed for a showdown

5:13am January 24, 2024

Thousands of workers in Argentina plan to launch a total strike, in protest over economic reforms. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Natalie Alcoba, a journalist based in Buenos Aires.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:13am January 24, 2024

Donald Trump wins New Hampshire's GOP primary, and presidential candidates will focus next on Nevada and South Carolina. Thousands of workers in Argentina plan to strike to protest economic reforms.

World News

Benito the giraffe leaves his shabby park for a better home in southern Mexico

4:42pm January 23, 2024

by Angela Kocherga

Following pressure from animal advocates, a giraffe named Benito is being transferred from a shabby park in the border city of Ciudad Juarez to a more spacious wildlife park in southern Mexico.

Mexico's lawsuit against American gun manufacturers is revived by appeals court

4:42pm January 23, 2024

An appeals court revived a lawsuit brought by Mexico against U.S. gun manufacturers, whose guns fueled violence by cartels. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the country's co-counsel, Jonathan Lowy.

'The Bullet Swallower' sees the Texas-Mexico border through a magical realism lens

4:26pm January 23, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Elizabeth Gonzalez James about her new book The Bullet Swallower, and how it transports readers back to the old west along the Texas-Mexico border.

Panama Canal reduces traffic by more than a 3rd because of severe drought conditions

5:04am January 23, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management at North Carolina State University, about the bottle neck the reduction in traffic is causing.

Is the series of snowy storms in North America making you a little ... um ... squirrely? Well imagine if this was the first time you ever saw snow in your life! We reached out to people in the Global South and other parts to share their stories of the first time they saw snow.

In between shoveling, we asked folks from hot spots about their first time seeing snow

7:41am January 20, 2024

by Gabriel Spitzer

If snow has lost its charms for you, consider what it's like to experience it for the first time. People from the Global South and other snowless places share what it was like to discover snow.

World News

A migrant walked for 21 days to escape drug violence. But what awaits in the U.S.?

7:09pm January 19, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd recently took a flight from San Diego to New York. She sat next to a young man from Ecuador, who told her the story of his journey to the U.S.

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Why Puerto Rico has such deep support for the Palestinian cause

6:42pm January 19, 2024

by Adrian Florido

In Puerto Rico, solidarity with the cause of Palestinians runs deep, in large part because of their shared colonial histories and struggles for self-determination.

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Drowning deaths of several migrants at US-Mexico border heightens tensions even more

5:28pm January 18, 2024

The drowning death of a woman and two children from Mexico on the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction on the border and how to tackle the migrant crisis.