Entertainment
Cuban protest song “Patria y Vida” wins Latin Grammy
Despite being banned in Cuba, the song has become a hymn for the country’s freedom fighters.
Human Rights
Prisoner of Maduro regime says he was tortured during his detention
“They tortured me with electricity, beatings, and asphyxiation,” revealed officer Richard Alemán in court.
Opinion & Reviews
Sen. Rubio: Inviting Cuba to the Summit of the Americas would be an egregious mistake
Sen. Marco Rubio writes an exclusive column for ADN America to explain why the outlook for President Joe Biden’s Latin American policy just keeps getting worse
Human Rights
U.S. lawmakers push bill to reimburse American vets supporting abandoned Afghan allies and their families
The vets are using their own money out of a sense of compassion and moral duty to help the Afghans who once helped them—and are struggling financially as a result
Politics
Kissinger and Latin America: Reinforced removing Castro, supported Pinochet, developed the Panama Canal treaty
Shortly after the Vietnam War in 1976, after Cuba sent troops to support the communist movement Angola in Africa, Kissinger told Ford the U.S. might have to “smash Castro”
Politics
Number of Cubans lured to fighting for Russia in Ukraine close to 5,000, higher than media reports
ADN first broke the story in July 2023 before recent reports surfaced in the international press this year. Sources from the Cuban community tell ADN their connections in Ukraine put the real number of Cubans conscripted into fighting for Russia are closer to 5,000—much higher than the international press has reported
Politics
President Nayib Bukele declares victory in El Salvador elections, amidst constitutional controversy
In a bustling square, thousands of Salvadorans gathered in front of the National Palace adorned with flags, t-shirts, and caps in the distinctive sky-blue hue of Bukele's New Ideas (NI) party
Politics
Virginia's first Black female Lt. Governor blasts Biden for failing to protect SCOTUS justices
“President Biden, you need to tell your attorney general to go and do his job and protect the citizens of the United States of America,” Sears said
Politics
DeSantis signs bill providing $70M to support responsible fatherhood
Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that funds programs to support "responsible fatherhood" in Florida
Business
Alert: Boric moves Chile toward socialism with plan to nationalize private lithium companies
In an apparent move toward socialist state control, Boric announced on a Chilean news network that the government will soon take control of the entire lithium production cycle in a “public-private collaboration.”