Fentanyl makes its way into the U.S. from Mexico. Who's smuggling it in?
Most of the fentanyl comes through legal ports of entry. We hear the story of one of the couriers.
Latin America
Brazil's president will try to rally more support to save rainforest at Amazon Summit
Leaders of the countries that make up the Amazon say it's time for the rich countries of the world to pay to protect the threatened rainforest. They are meeting Aug. 8 and 9 in Brazil.
Part 1: Investigating how illicit fentanyl is actually getting into the U.S.
Most of the illicit fentanyl coming across the U.S.-Mexico border is smuggled through official ports of entry, according to immigration authorities. But not everyone believes that's the full story.
There's renewed hope for peace in Colombia's fight against rebel groups, drug cartels
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elizabeth Dickinson of the International Crisis Group about Colombia's government and the largest remaining rebel group trying to reach a permanent truce.
International investigators give up search for 43 missing college students in Mexico
For about eight years, a group of independent investigators have been trying to learn what happened to 43 college students who went missing in Mexico. The last two international investigators have now left.
Meet the Guatemalan judge fighting for democracy at a critical moment for the country
The current struggles of a judge who ruled in a historic case show the decline of Guatemala's democracy.
A leader of Guatemala's reformist party on the country's upcoming elections
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Guatemalan Congressman Samuel Perez Alvarez, a member of a reformist party whose candidate made it into the second round of presidential elections this year.
Why people in Argentina are in a race against time to spend their earnings
Imagine half of your savings was gone and your rent was doubling every year. That is what's happening in Argentina as the country battles some of the highest inflation in the world.
Communities of faith welcome migrants caught in polarized immigration debate
When migrants from Latin America were flown from Texas and dropped off in Sacramento with nowhere to go, a group of congregations came together to care for them.
International investigators give up search for 43 missing college students in Mexico
For around eight years, a group of independent investigators has tried to learn what happened to 43 college students who went missing in Mexico. The last two international investigators have now left.