Opinion & Reviews
OPINION: Challenging times for Latin America
The consequences could be severe if democratic governments do not seek ways to alleviate economic hardship while avoiding the social cost
Coronavirus
WHO: China's zero-COVID strategy not sustainable, gets censored
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s rare public criticism of China’s “zero-COVID” policy comes as its largest city, Shanghai, enters its sixth week of harsh lockdowns
Crime
Sixth journalist attacked in Mexico; third killed in Tijuana
Around 90 percent of journalist murders go unpunished
Terrorism
U.S. citizen arrested during protests in Bogota
María Elizabeth Giulanalli has been studying in Colombia for several years and her stay in the country will depend on the judge’s decision
Human Rights
Former Sec. State John Kerry seen shaking hands, laughing with Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro
The U.S. State Department in 2020 offered $15 million for Maduro’s arrest.
Law Enforcement
Rio's militarized police occupy gang-run favelas to 'reclaim territory'
Rio’s Governor Claudio Castro said the operation was the beginning of a new offensive to transform the city’s violent slums – echoing the rhetoric of the Police Pacifying Units (UPP) that helped clear out violent gangs ahead of the 2016 Olympics
Politics
MLK niece Alveda King: Biden 'race baiting, playing the race card' with voting reform rhetoric
Chiding Democrats for sowing fear and pessimism, King said her uncle was "a man of faith, hope and love."
Crime
U.S. shatters Cuban transnational crime network that lured, kidnapped and tortured migrants
Miami Beach resident Javier Hernández was sentenced to 95 months in federal prison for his role in the ‘Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo’ criminal network
Politics
'End of quote. Repeat the line': Biden reads instructions from teleprompter during speech
President Joe Biden read teleprompter instructions aloud during a speech he gave after signing an executive legislation on abortion and contraceptive access on Friday
Politics
The U.S. pays 53.1% of the OAS' budget, but some feel it comes at a critical time
As hostile regimes — namely Iran, Russia and China — attempt to gain a foothold in the region, some feel U.S. investment in Latin America is worthwhile