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Mexico November 9, 2023

Embattled Mexican women's prison reports 8 suicides in under 5 months

The women's prison in Mexico's Morelos state, located outside Mexico City, has reported a string of eight recent suicides as it grapples with notoriously poor conditions.

Mexico November 8, 2023

AMLO says he'll force Mexican freight rail companies to offer passenger service

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Wednesday that private rail companies must either offer passenger services or let the government run its trains on their tracks.

South America November 7, 2023

Chilean President seeks referendum on rewritten constitution

Leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Tuesday received a draft of a proposed constitution that, if enacted, would override one that dates back to the Pinochet regime.

Brazil November 7, 2023

Rio de Janeiro's Portuguese Consulate raided in corruption investigation

Federal police in Brazil searched five locations Tuesday, including Rio de Janeiro's Portuguese Consulate, as part of an ongoing corruption investigation.

Latin America November 7, 2023

Russia is funding anti-Ukraine disinformation campaign throughout Latin America, State Department says

Russia is financing a campaign to spread disinformation through Latin America to weaken support for Ukraine, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Latin America November 6, 2023

Colombia plans to recover up to $20B in sunken treasure from 'Holy Grail of shipwrecks'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to recover the treasure of the sunken Spanish galleon San José before his term ends in 2026, an officials said.

Mexico November 3, 2023

2 dead, 1 injured in Mexico City-area graveyard shooting on Day of the Dead

Two men were fatally shot and a third wounded Thursday at a Naucalpan, Mexico, cemetery during the country's iconic Day of the Dead holiday.

South America November 2, 2023

Biden hosts anti-Israel world leader to talk climate, migration; Gaza not on public agenda

Chile, Bolivia and Colombia all recalled their diplomats from Israel amid concerns about Tel Aviv's operations in the Gaza Strip, which occurred in response to Hamas' terrorist attack

OPINION November 1, 2023

Mexico's Day of the Dead and a chapter of American history we cannot ignore

It's safe to say that most Americans know almost nothing about the more than 1 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans who were forced out of the U.S. during the Great Depression

Joe Biden November 1, 2023

Migrant caravan organizer claims Latin American nations 'conspiring against the US,' 'fueling' border crisis

Mexican caravan organizer Irineo Mujica said Latin American nations are "conspiring against the United States" to fuel the ongoing immigration crisis.

Mexico October 31, 2023

Mexican navy finds 4 more sunken boats in Otis aftermath

Four more boats sunken by Hurricane Otis have been found at the bottom of Acapulco bay, raising the total number of discovered vessels to 33, according to the Mexican navy.