central America
Trump to cut Central America aid as migrant caravan rolls on
World
October 23, 2018
Trump to cut Central America aid as migrant caravan rolls on
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will start cutting aid to three Central American countries as a…
Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI
World
October 14, 2018
Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI
Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join…
Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
World
May 1, 2018
Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
Hopes rose on Tuesday among a caravan of migrants who traveled from Central America to seek asylum in the United…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
World
April 18, 2018
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call
World
April 7, 2018
Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call
Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border by next week…
Despite heated rhetoric, little change on US-Mexico border
World
March 12, 2018
Despite heated rhetoric, little change on US-Mexico border
The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president. Hundreds…
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
World
February 5, 2018
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
Former TV anchor and evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face a center-left fiction writer in Costa Rica’s presidential election…
Mexico posts record-breaking homicide rate in 2017
World
January 22, 2018
Mexico posts record-breaking homicide rate in 2017
Nearly 30,000 people were killed last year, marking the worst year recorded in Mexico, the interior ministry said. But security…
Fleeing — but not to Europe
World
December 18, 2017
Fleeing — but not to Europe
Never before have so many people been on the move, migrating in search of jobs and security. Large numbers are…
In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika
World
February 10, 2016
In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika
For health workers battling Zika across much of Central America, the immediate menace is not the mosquitoes that transmit the…