Cubans look to genealogy as a way off the island
There's high demand by Cubans to research their ancestry with help from U.S.-based genealogy buffs. If they can tie it to Spain, it means a way off the island.
Latin America
Mexico files complaint over Texas' floating barriers on the Rio Grande
Mexico has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. expressing concern that barriers on the river may violate treaties on boundaries and water. Mexico has already asked that the barriers be removed.
A top Guatemalan party is barred, throwing the presidential election into the unknown
Guatemala's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.
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GOP lawmakers want to amend the defense authorization bill. Guatemala's presidential election faces more chaos. Social media newcomer Threads seeks to downgrade news and politics on its platform.
Guatemala's presidential election gets more complicated as voting heads into runoff
The country's already troubled presidential election has been thrown into more chaos and confusion only weeks ahead of a contentious second round of voting.
A devastating attack claims 6 lives in Mexico's Jalisco state
Mexican authorities say an organized crime group targeted police with at least seven improvised explosive devices. The governor called it an act of terror, and the military is now investigating.
Brazilian leaders praise a 34% drop in the rate of deforestation in the Amazon
The decrease began in January after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro left office and leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in.
All the prison's presidents: Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up
In Peru, so many former leaders have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.
A national newspaper in Mexico has said its reporter was killed in a western state
The Mexican national newspaper La Jornada said Saturday that its staff reporter in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit has been found dead.
Peru's special jail for ex-leaders is all full up
In Peru, so many ex-presidents have been accused of crimes that the country has designated a small prison specifically to house them. It's a symbol of corruption, but also of political dysfunction.