Latin America

News Brief: Mexico's Presidential Election, Supreme Court Vacancy

7:34am July 02, 2018

The leftist candidate in Mexico's election wins in a landslide. And, President Trump says he'll focus this week on selecting a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

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In El Salvador, Becoming An Evangelical Is A Way Out Of A Gang

6:22am July 02, 2018

by Emily Green

Violent criminal gangs in Central America are difficult for youth to escape. But in El Salvador, it looks like active participation in an Evangelical church may be one route out.

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Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, of the MORENA party, shows his ballot to the press before casting it during general elections in Mexico City on Sunday.

World News

Leftist Manuel López Obrador Wins Mexican Presidency In Landslide

4:01am July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Andrés Manuel López Obrador ran on a platform of rooting out corruption, helping the dispossessed and defending Mexico against President Trump.

World News

Mexicans Go To The Polls

8:14am July 01, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans cast ballots on Sunday to elect their next president. The candidate well ahead of the others in polls is Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist who has tried twice before for the presidency.

Claudia Sheinbaum, the leading candidate for mayor of Mexico City and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the frontrunner for president, attend the final event of the 2018 campaign in Mexico City on Wednesday. "Just because I might look like a skinny scientist d

World News

In Mexico's Elections, Women Are Running In Unprecedented Numbers

3:17pm June 30, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Elections are Sunday, and more than 3,000 women are running for office. "We women will continue to work three times as hard as men," says one candidate.

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David Alvarado works the night shift for la nota roja (crime tabloids) in Mexico City.

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Working The Night Shift For Mexico City's Bloody Crime Tabloids

6:15pm June 29, 2018

by James Fredrick

Reporting on crime for sensationalist media in the Mexican capital reveals the dark side of a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under wraps.

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Natasha Houston and her mother at home in Zeelgult. In 2013, Houston's husband killed their two children, slashed her arm and hand, then died, apparently by suicide.

Health & Safety

Trying To Stop Suicide: Guyana Aims To Bring Down Its High Rate

3:40pm June 29, 2018

Named by WHO as the country with the world's highest suicide rate in 2014, Guyana has made it a priority to help those in need.

World News

Mexicans Go To The Polls On Sunday To Elect A President

7:53am June 29, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Anger over runaway violence, corruption and a stagnant economy are dominating voter sentiment. If polls are accurate, Mexico will elect a populist leftist making his third run for the presidency.

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Crowds descend on the town square outside the historic Santo Domingo de Guzmán Catholic Church in Oaxaca City, the capital of Oaxaca, Mexico, for an annual festival to celebrate James the Apostle, patron saint of the town of Niltepec. Surrounding this bu

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As Oaxaca's Food Scene Booms, Restaurateurs Say Teacher Protests Imperil Business

2:34pm June 26, 2018

by Gustavo Arellano

The protests take place every summer in Oaxaca City. They come as tourist season kicks off and interest grows in the Mexican state's heralded cuisine. Restaurateurs say the chaos keeps customers away.

World News

There Are Many Reasons Why Central Americans Flee To The U.S.

6:25am June 26, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Kay Andrade of Catholic Relief Services in San Salvador, about why migrants leave Central America. Reasons include fleeing violence and poor economic conditions.

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