Rescuers Search For Survivors Of Mexico City Subway Collapse
An elevated subway train derailed in Mexico City after a concrete overpass it was crossing collapsed Monday night. There are dozens of casualties.
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U.S.-Mexico Efforts Targeting Drug Cartels Have Unraveled, Top DEA Official Says
A diplomatic row has frozen U.S.-Mexican efforts to target drug cartels. American officials say illicit fentanyl from labs in Mexico is driving a surge in overdose deaths.
Separated Families To Reunite In The U.S. As Immigrant Advocates Push For More
Four migrant families that were separated at the border by the Trump administration will be allowed to reunify in the United States this week, the secretary of Homeland Security announced.
Amid Nationwide Protests, Colombia's President Withdraws Controversial Tax Hike
President Iván Duque had argued that the tax overhaul was needed to raise badly needed revenue. But ordinary Colombians who are suffering amid COVID-19 turned out by the tens of thousands.
Protesters March In Colombia Against Plan To Raise Taxes In Pandemic-Wracked Economy
Even though COVID-19 deaths are spiking and the country is climbing out of a deep economic downturn, the president has proposed new taxes. Colombians are defying restrictions by protesting.
Hurricanes, Pandemic And Falling Economy Prompt Hondurans To Leave For The U.S.
After being hit by back-to-back hurricanes on top of the pandemic, families from Honduras are leaving the country in waves to cross the Southern border into the U.S. for a better life.
Thousands March In Colombia To Protest Plans To Raise Taxes
Protesters are taking to the streets of Colombia demonstrating against the government's mishandling of the pandemic, and its proposal to raise taxes at a time of deep economic pain.
Brazil COVID-19 Deaths Top 400,000 Amid Fears Of Worsening Crisis
Daily death tolls have dropped, but experts are wary of another surge. President Jair Bolsonaro, amid a Senate probe into the country's pandemic response, continues to attack health measures.
Guatemalan Ambassador To The U.S Weighs In On America's Plan To Help Country
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Guatemalan ambassador to the United States Alfonso Quiñónez about the announcement this week of U.S. aid to help control migration and meet humanitarian needs.
An Unexpected Pandemic Side Effect In Peru: A Comeback For TB
Before COVID-19 hit, tuberculosis was on its way out in Peru. But COVID-related disruptions to treatments could mean the rise of drug-resistant strains and twice as many deaths.