Latin America

Asylum-seeking migrants from Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela arrive on U.S. soil, after crossing the Colorado River, from Mexico on Feb. 21, in Yuma, Arizona.

With Cubans leaving en masse, much of Cuba's real estate is up for sale

10:42am June 07, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

Cubans are fleeing because of a steep economic downturn. Immigration is a big issue as leaders meet at this week's Summit of the Americas — but communist-controlled Cuba isn't invited.

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The Summit of the Americas is often messy, and this year's looks to be no different

5:12pm June 06, 2022

The Summit of the Americas has a long history of being kind of messy. This year's summit in Los Angeles seems quite likely to follow suit.

Cuban activists applaud U.S. decision to exclude Cuba from Summit of the Americas

4:59am June 06, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

The Biden administration declined to invite Cuba to this week's Summit of the Americas. Free speech advocates point to a crackdown in Cuba that heightens surveillance and stifles dissent.

For the past month, Isaac and Nora have been on tour in Latin America. They're accompanied by their parents.

Meet Isaac and Nora, two French kids who are big in Latin American music

5:00am June 04, 2022

by Betto Arcos

In 2019, an amateur video of two kids singing a Cuban bolero went viral on the internet. Three years later, the video of the song Veinte Años has been watched by millions on social media.

How the U.S. used a parrot and Carmen Miranda to strengthen relations with Brazil

10:14am June 03, 2022

by Philip Reeves

Relations between the U.S. and Brazil are strained by conflicting alliances in the Ukraine war. Decades ago, a Disney cartoon parrot and Carmen Miranda once played a part in U.S.-Brazilian diplomacy.

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There's an exodus from Cuba happening

5:03pm May 31, 2022

by Carrie Kahn

More Cubans are leaving the country than ever before. Cuba is facing its worst economic downturn in decades.

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News brief: Uvalde police response, Colombia election, pandemic mental illness

6:23am May 30, 2022

Biden visited Uvalde as DOJ announced a review of how police responded to the attack. There will be a presidential runoff in Colombia. People with serious mental illness struggled during the pandemic.

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Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

5:01am May 30, 2022

Sunday's first round produced two top vote-getters from very different backgrounds. The June 19 runoff will be a contest between a left-wing former guerrilla and a populist real-estate mogul.

A man looks for his polling post during presidential elections in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 29, 2022.

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A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

12:09am May 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

Attendees during a closing campaign rally for presidential candidate Gustavo Petro in Bogotá, Colombia. Petro is ahead in the polls for this Sunday's election, but it's expected to go to a second round in June.

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Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history

4:20pm May 27, 2022

by John Otis

Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.

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