Before And After: Satellite Images Show Irma's Caribbean Destruction
The images tell a tale of widespread and deadly hurricane damage that's nearly impossible to comprehend fully from the ground level.
Latin America
Brazilian Meatpacking Tycoon Detained In Corruption Probe
Brazil's chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of one of the country's richest men after he and a colleague recorded themselves discussing crimes related to a sprawling corruption probe.
Coffee, Bees and Climate Change Are Linked In Ways You May Not Have Expected
A new study projects that by 2050, climate change could reduce the amount of ground usable to grow coffee in Latin America by up to 88 percent. Bees play a key role in increasing coffee yields.
St. Martin Struggles To Recover After Irma Wreaked Havoc In The Caribbean
Melissa Gumbs moved back home to her native St. Martin last year to work for a telecommunications company. Now, she's working to restore cell service on the island following Hurricane Irma.
Virgin Islands National Guard Provides Relief After Hurricane Irma
Irma devastated the islands of St. Thomas and St. John. David Greene talks to General Deborah Howell, who leads the Virgin Islands National Guard and visited the devastated islands over the weekend.
A Look At Mexico City In The Aftermath Of An 8.1 Magnitude Earthquake
NPR's Scott Simon talks with reporter Jorge Valencia of KJZZ's Mexico City bureau about the aftermath of the 8.1 magnitude that struck southern Mexico this week.
Millions Ordered To Evacuate Florida As Irma Crashes Past Cuba
With 155 mph winds, Irma is headed for Florida. More than 5 million people have been ordered to evacuate.
Powerful Earthquake Off Southern Mexico Kills More Than 60 People
The magnitude 8.1 quake hit off Mexico's southern coast, toppling houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings more than 600 miles away in Mexico City to sway violently.
As Boy Peers Curiously Over Border Wall, His Artist Asks: 'What Is He Thinking?'
JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."
Hurricane Irma Underscores Puerto Rico's Crumbling Infrastructure
Puerto Rico escaped the full impact of Hurricane Irma, but its perilous economic condition and crumbling infrastructure were affected nonetheless.