How a Colombian mayor governs his town from exile
Reporter John Otis catches up with one Colombian mayor who faces so many threats from criminal groups — that he's been forced to govern — largely from exile.
Latin America
'El Juicio (The Trial)' details the 1976-'83 Argentine dictatorship's reign of terror
Forty years after the fall of an Argentine military dictatorship that tortured and murdered tens of thousands of civilians, a video record of its trial has its U.S. premiere at Film Forum in New York.
UN considers intervention in Haiti as gangs continue to grow in power
The UN Security Council may soon approve an international intervention for Haiti, as gangs continue solidify their control over the country and civilians pay a heavy price.
Mexico is defending an undocumented immigrant arrested under a new Florida law
Mexico's government is providing legal help for an undocumented immigrant arrested in Florida under a state law making it a crime to transport undocumented workers — in this case a crew of roofers.
Biden extends Temporary Protected Status to nearly 400,000 Venezuelan Migrants
Biden will be extending Temporary Protected Status to around 400,000 Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. That status stops deportation and is often applied to people who can't return home safely.
NPR's history podcast 'Throughline' revisits the fall of Tenochtitlán
Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.
A rapid transit system is finally being built in the Colombian capital Bogotá
When you're stuck in the traffic, think of Bogotá. One study claims the Colombian capital has the world's worst rush-hour traffic. After more than 80 years of vacillating, Bogotá is getting a metro.
Politics took center stage at a gathering of 77 developing nations in Cuba
The Cuban President called on Global South leaders to "change the rules of the game" at the end of the G77+China summit in Havana.
Mexico extradites son of former Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo' to the U.S.
Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges in the United States. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López in January.
Fernando Botero, Colombian artist famous for rotund and oversize figures, dies at 91
Colombian artist Fernando Botero has died at the age of 91. "I don't paint fat women," he once told Spain's El Mundo newspaper, "I am interested in volume, the sensuality of the form."