Latin America

Tourists eat fried insects, including locusts, bamboo worms, dragonfly larvae, silkworm chrysalises and more during a competition in Lijiang, China. For Westerners, eating insects means getting over the ick factor.

Books
Arts

Your Ancestors Probably Ate Insects. So What's Bugging You?

10:56am July 16, 2018

by Paul Chisholm

An anthropologist takes a deep dive into the history of gathering, raising and eating insects, and why in America and Europe, they're unlikely to become a mainstream food option anytime soon.

World News

Bars And Churches Compete For Brazil's Youth

8:18am July 15, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Bereft of hope and opportunity, youth in Brazil's poorer regions are part of a growing multitude in traditionally Catholic Latin America who are turning either to the evangelical Church, or to bars.

World News

2 Students Killed In Nicaragua

8:18am July 15, 2018

by Maria Martin

Hundreds of demonstrators have died in protests against the authoritarian rule of President Daniel Ortega. Most recently two student protesters were killed.

FEMA Internal Report Cites Problems With Agency's Response To Hurricane Maria

5:54pm July 14, 2018

An internal report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency has concluded the agency was unable to provide adequate support to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico last year.

Lívia Suarez, who runs La Frida Bike, arrives at the Dendê Valley boot camp for entrepreneurs in Salvador's city center.

World News

'I Know How Far I Can Go': Black Entrepreneurs Overcome Challenges In Brazil

11:30am July 13, 2018

Salvador, the capital of Bahia state, has become a hub for black-owned businesses. A startup accelerator there supports companies based on their potential for social and economic impact.

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World News

National Strike To Protest President Set For Friday In Nicaragua

5:26am July 13, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

A national strike has been called for Friday in Nicaragua, as the calls for President Daniel Ortega and his wife to step down from power intensify.

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National

ACLU Family Separation Hearing

6:51pm July 06, 2018

by John Burnett

Lawyers from the ACLU and the federal government appear in a San Diego courtroom Friday to update a federal judge on compliance with the order to reunite families separated at the border.

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Neymar reacts after a tackle during the Russia 2018 World Cup match between Brazil and Mexico in Samara on Monday.

Meme Goals: Brazil's Star Neymar Is On A Roll At The World Cup

9:45am July 06, 2018

by Philip Reeves

The Brazilian soccer player is the focus of an onslaught of mockery for his habit of hurling himself to the ground and rolling to cry foul. But some Brazilians have come to his defense.

World News

At Least 19 Dead, 40 Injured In Firework Workshop Explosion In Mexico

6:51pm July 05, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Officials said paramedics and other emergency responders were at the scene of the first explosion caused by an ignited powder keg on Thursday, when a second blast went off.

World News

Deported Migrant Waits Anxiously To Be Reunited With His Daughter

5:27am July 04, 2018

by Alex Hall

A Guatemalan farmer and his young daughter were apprehended crossing the border illegally and were separated. Six weeks later, he's been deported and his daughter remains in a New York shelter.