Latin America

Venezuela's Maduro Threatens Military Force To Block U.S. Food Aid

5:54pm February 17, 2019

Venezuela's opposition leader is rallying thousands of his countrymen to bring in U.S. humanitarian aid massed just over the Colombian border, setting up a confrontation with President Nicolas Maduro.

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'Chavismo' Fades As Venezuela's Poor Suffer

8:12am February 17, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Venezuela's poor were the beneficiaries of Chavez's Bolivarian socialist revolution. But 20 years later, they have little food and medicine and few jobs, eroding support for President Maduro.

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A volunteer carries a bag with U.S. humanitarian aid goods in Cúcuta, Colombia, along the border with Venezuela, on Feb. 8.

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U.S. Masses Aid Along Venezuelan Border As Some Humanitarian Groups Warn Of Risks

5:40pm February 16, 2019

by John Otis

Some aid workers are being denounced as opposition activists and there are fears that all aid could be blocked. The situation could soon resemble a "medieval siege," warns an analyst in Caracas.

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HIV-positive patients and their families protest hospitals' lack of medicines and supplies in Caracas, Venezuela, in April 2018. Some patients are fleeing to neighboring countries like Peru in search of lifesaving anti-retroviral drugs.

Venezuela's Health Crisis Spills Over To Neighboring Countries

4:07pm February 15, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

Refugees are fleeing to try and get health care. And disease outbreaks across Latin America are being linked back to Venezuela.

Haitian police have struggled to control street protests as demonstrators call for President Jovenel Moise to resign over alleged misuse of the Petrocaribe fund.

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'Do Not Travel To Haiti,' U.S. Tells Citizens, Citing Violent Unrest

11:29am February 15, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The advisory comes after anti-corruption protests exploded over allegations about billions of dollars in development money. Haiti's President Jovenel Moise is refusing to resign.

Controversial Past Comes Back To Haunt Elliott Abrams At House Hearing

6:34am February 14, 2019

by Michele Kelemen

The Trump administration's point man on Venezuela was convicted of misleading Congress during the Iran-Contra affair. Abrams' past came up during a House hearing on Venezuela's political crisis.

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U.S. Trial Of Mexican Drug Lord Attracts Much Attention In Mexico

7:35am February 13, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Tuesday was convicted on all counts by a federal jury in New York. He could go to prison for life. What's the reaction in Mexico?

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Florida Shelter Is Scrutinized For The Way It Handles Migrant Children

7:35am February 13, 2019

by John Burnett

Hundreds of migrant children are housed at a South Florida shelter, which is under scrutiny because it's the only one to be run by a for-profit corporation and is not overseen by state regulators.

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News Brief: Border Security Budget, 'El Chapo' Conviction, Migrant Shelter

5:44am February 13, 2019

President Trump is not happy with a budget deal but thinks a government shutdown is unlikely. A drug lord is convicted on all charges. Migrant children are sent to a Florida shelter — we get a tour.

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Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán faced 10 charges in the indictment, including engaging in a criminal enterprise — which in itself comprised 27 violations, including conspiracy to commit murder.

'El Chapo,' Notorious Drug Kingpin, Found Guilty After Dramatic Trial In New York

1:58pm February 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Joaquín Guzmán was convicted on all 10 counts he faced related to his leading of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.