Latin America

First responders and law enforcement gather in the field where an airliner crashed after takeoff Friday, just outside the international airport in Havana, Cuba.

World News

More Than 100 Feared Dead After Plane Crashes Near Havana Airport

5:35pm May 18, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Boeing 737 crashed midday Friday near José Martí International Airport. "There is a high number of people who appear to have died," Cuban President Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez said.

Members of Chile's bishops conference Luis Fernando Ramos Perez (right) and Juan Ignacio Gonzalez, at the Vatican on Friday. Following an emergency summit with Pope Francis, Chile's bishops offered him their resignations.

All Of Chile's Bishops Offer To Resign After Sex Abuse Cover-Up

4:15pm May 18, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Their announcement on Friday follows an emergency meeting with Pope Francis to discuss the drawn-out scandal.

World News

President Maduro Asks Venezuelan Voters To Give Him Another Term

6:45am May 18, 2018

by Philip Reeves

Venezuelans head to the polls this weekend for a presidential election some call a sham. The opposition is boycotting the vote, and President Nicolas Maduro is expected to win.

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Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son, Joshua Holt, at her home, in Riverton, Utah. Holt, who has been held in a Venezuelan jail for two years, uploaded a video plea for his released to Facebook this week.

World News

State Dept. Has 'Serious Concerns' For Safety Of Utah Man Imprisoned In Venezuela

5:23am May 18, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Earlier this week, 26-year-old Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in the South American country since 2016, uploaded a video to Facebook expressing fear that fellow inmates were trying to kill him.

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henri Falcón addresses reporters in Caracas on May 8.

World News

Meet The Popular Venezuelan Candidate With The Best Chance Of Taking On Maduro

5:30pm May 17, 2018

by John Otis

Defying an election boycott, opposition candidate Henri Falcón wants to repair ties with Washington and dollarize the economy.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, flanked by their wives, cut the ribbon during a ceremony Wednesday inaugurating the Guatemalan Embassy in Jerusalem.

World News

Guatemala, Following The U.S., Opens Its Own Embassy In Jerusalem

4:06pm May 16, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

"Guatemala takes a courageous decision," President Jimmy Morales said. But not everyone was pleased with the Latin American nation's decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

World News

Prominent Mexican Journalist Joins A Long List Of Those Killed

8:57am May 16, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

A radio news host has been killed in southern Mexico, bringing to at least 32 the number of journalists killed since 2012. Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists.

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Dario Garcia, a lawyer in Panama, visits people who are HIV positive to see if they're taking their medications. Garcia himself is HIV positive. "I feel alone," he says. "I believe the most support I have now is from others who have been diagnosed."

What's Behind The Alarming Spike In HIV Infections In Panama?

9:22am May 14, 2018

by Jacob McCleland

In many parts of the world, the rate of HIV infection is declining. But not among the indigenous peoples of this Central American country.

The lunch and helmet of a Venezuelan iron worker lie on a table during lunch break, in Ciudad Piar, Bolívar state, Venezuela.

World News

Many Venezuelan Workers Are Leaving The Job, And The Country

8:07am May 12, 2018

by John Otis

The country's economic crisis has an unexpected effect: Employees are either quitting or regularly skipping work.

Families live by a creek in an impoverished neighborhood in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

National

What Hondurans In The U.S. Can Expect When They're Deported

5:25pm May 10, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Trump has ended temporary protected status for nearly 60,000 Hondurans. A Honduran who was deported 18 years ago gives them a preview of what life will be like when they return.

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