As election nears, Venezuelan government keeps arresting opponents allegedly tied to criminal plots
As Venezuelaโs government would have it, President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle have been the target of several conspiracies since last year that could have left them injured or worse.
In Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de Bravo has been reduced to a shrinking muddy puddle by a combination of drought, water transfers to the capital, bad planning and lawlessness.
Mexico-bound plane lands in LA in 4th emergency this week for United Airlines
A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco has made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week.
Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day
Women across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in commemoration of International Womenโs Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and setbacks.
Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico Cityโs central square as the countryโs leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns.
Bullfighting resumes in Mexico City before a full crowd while activists protest outside
With protests outside a full arena, bullfights have resumed in Mexico City after the countryโs highest court temporarily revoked a local ruling that sided with animal rights defenders and suspended the events for more than a year and a half.
The return of bullfighting to Mexico's capital excites fans and upsets animal rights groups
Days after Mexicoโs Supreme Court lifted a suspension on bullfights in the worldโs largest bullring, a young bullfighter practiced his steps and waved his cape in front of a bullโs head mounted on a wheeled cart.
Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family's saga highlights Biden's migration challenge
The Venezuelan diaspora is one of the most vexing migration challenges facing the U.S. secretary of state and the homeland security secretary when they meet Mexicoโs president Wednesday to discuss unprecedented arrivals at the border.
In Mexico, a Japanese traditional dancer shows how body movement speaks beyond culture and religion
Unlike the fast-moving interpreters of samba, salsa and other Latin American dancing styles, Japanese traditional dancers move slowly, performing just a few moves that their bodies keep fully controlled.
Young scores 41, Murray hits go-ahead 3 as the Hawks beat the Magic 120-119 in Mexico City
Trae Young scored 41 points, then fed Dejounte Murray for a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 120-119 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night in a regular-season game in Mexico City.
'Extraterrestrials' return to Mexico's congress as journalist presses case for 'non-human beings'
The lower chamber of Mexicoโs congress has once again turned to spectacle, giving hours of its time to a controversial character pressing the case for โnon-human beingsโ he said were found in Peru.
Venezuela and opposition reach deal on electoral conditions. They plan to sign Tuesday in Barbados
Venezuelaโs government and opposition have reached an agreement on new electoral conditions that once signed Tuesday in Barbados will trigger relief from the U.S. government on energy sanctions it imposed on President Nicolรกs Maduroโs government.
Alumni grieve for Jesuit-run university seized by Nicaraguan government that transformed their lives
The government of President Daniel Ortega described the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua as a โcenter of terrorismโ and seized its property, buildings and bank accounts on August 16.
A deadly bomb ambush of police in Mexico has endangered mothers who search for the missing
A drug cartel bomb attack that allegedly used a fake report of a mass grave to lure police into a deadly trap has had devastating collateral damage: It has led some authorities to abandon the volunteers who search for some of Mexicoโs 110,000 missing people.
Mexican military to take over airports as president takes aim at corruption, mismanagement
Mexicoโs armed forces are taking control of the capitalโs main airport, and the government plans to give the military control of nearly a dozen more across the country as the president takes aim at corruption and mismanagement.
8 Mexican army soldiers arrested in 2014 disappearances of 43 students
A military official has confirmed that eight soldiers have been detained and taken to a military prison for their possible involvement in events surrounding the 2014 disappearance of 43 students from a rural teacher's college in southern Mexico.