Latin America

News Brief: Government Shutdown, Viral Video, Mexican Gas Thieves

5:32am January 21, 2019

Trump makes an offer to end the standoff but Democrats rejected it. Catholic high school students in Kentucky face backlash after a video of them went viral. Why fuel theft in Mexico is a big problem.

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Music & Culture

Juanes And An '80s Pop Cover Are In This Alt.Latino Sampler

8:02am January 20, 2019

by Felix Contreras

NPR Music's Alt Latino host Felix Contreras shares some new tunes via a "musical blindfold test" with Lulu.

World News

In Mexico, Dozens Killed In Gasoline Pipeline Explosion

5:29pm January 19, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

A gasoline pipeline in the Mexican state of Hidalgo exploded Friday evening, killing more than 60 people and leaving many more injured. The pipeline had been illegally tapped by gasoline thieves.

Firefighters work to extinguish a massive blaze triggered by a leaking pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico on Friday night. At least 66 people were killed.

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More Than 60 Dead, Dozens Injured In Mexican Pipeline Explosion

9:52am January 19, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Residents of Tlahuelilpan, north of Mexico City, had gathered around an illegally tapped pipeline to collect fuel when it burst into flames.

World News

Episode #1904

1:59am January 19, 2019

Our broadcast show for January 18, 2019. I'm Not Dead & the CEO of Kind Bar

Fishermen wait to help people going to Colombia across the Arauca River near San Fernando de Apure in Venezuela in February 2017. More than 1 million Venezuelans are estimated to be living in Colombia.

World News

Fleeing Crisis, Some Venezuelans Are Recruited By Rebel Forces Fighting In Colombia

1:34pm January 18, 2019

by John Otis

Venezuelan migrants come into contact with Colombian guerrillas after crossing the river border. The migrants have turned up among captured and killed rebels, a Colombian military commander tells NPR.

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More Honduran Migrants Make Their Way From Guatemala Toward The U.S.

5:20am January 18, 2019

by Maria Martin

The migrants are encountering crowded shelters, strained resources, and residents who are not as generous as they were with a previous caravan that was making its way to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Forensic workers gather at the scene of a deadly car bombing at a police academy in Bogotá, Colombia, on Thursday.

World News

Deadly Explosion At Bogotá Police Academy Stokes Fears Of Return To Dark Past

8:41pm January 17, 2019

by Amy Held

The attack, which left several people dead, was a reminder of the Colombian capital's violent history with guerrilla groups and drug cartels. No group claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack.

Romeo has spent 10 years living in isolation but he'll soon meet a potential love interest, aptly named Juliet.

Matchmaking Scientists Find Romeo The Frog His Own Juliet

11:09pm January 16, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

It's been a 10-year quest but researchers have discovered a female Sehuencas water frog that could help save the species from extinction.

Karen Paz hugs her daughter, Liliana Saray, 9. They are from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "I feel free; I feel different," Paz said. "I don't have someone who imposes his views and his ways on me. I am not scared someone will come and attack me, like I used

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'I'm A Survivor Of Violence': Portraits Of Women Waiting In Mexico For U.S. Asylum

5:51pm January 16, 2019

by Federica Valabrega

Photographer Federica Valabrega photographed Central American women who fled domestic violence and joined a migrant caravan to seek asylum in the U.S.