Americas

In Argentina, annual inflation tops 100%, a 30-year high, with the cost of meat and fruit skyrocketing.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Argentines wage ‘mental war’ against inflation as prices double in a year
A black and white headshot of author Roberto Lovato
Books
A Salvadoran American’s memoir ‘comes full circle’ on a family history of violence, struggle
Brayan Guevara, a 19-year-old college sophomore, will vote for in his first presidential election this November.
Every 30 Seconds
This first-time Afro Latino voter is undecided. His biggest issue? Education.
People huddle outside glass doors in a big group
How Dorian’s destruction is hurting the Bahamas’ most vulnerable
A Mayan temple is seen on a foggy morning.
Commentary
Mexico wants to run a tourist train through its Mayan heartland — should it?
Several people are shown on the beach next to large floating rafts with wooden tops.
Borders
Free passage is a way of life for Mexicans and Guatemalans on the border
A green military truck drives on a road.
US Diplomacy
State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
A group of migrants cross a shallow river and met with border agents in green uniforms.
Immigration
Some Salvadoran migrants look to other nations for refuge as US tightens border
Two young women carry a small coffin between them. Black and white photo.
Conflict & Justice
Why US-backed aid to Venezuela harkens back to a dark history of covert operations
An artist rendering of European soldiers disembarking from ships being greeted by two Indigenous men
European colonization of the Americas killed 10 percent of world population and caused global cooling
A glowing billboard on a mobile truck says Free Venezuela.
Global Politics
US sanctions squeezed Venezuela’s Chavismo elites. This time, it’s oil.
a black and white photo of a woman looking out a car window
Yalitza Aparicio challenges stereotypes in debut role in ‘Roma’
A woman holds a protest sign in Spanish.
Global Politics
US considers sanctions on Cuba for helping Venezuela’s dissent crackdown
A large group of male migrants from Central America stand in line for food donations
Commentary
Why does the migrant ‘caravan’ exist? And how did it come to be?
an abandoned outdoor theater in haiti
Arts, Culture & Media
Devastated by earthquake, Haiti’s theater scene rebuilds with new purpose
people on the street walking in havana
Global Politics
What will change with Cuba’s proposed new constitution?
informal food stalls in haiti
Food
In food-insecure Haiti, street vendors play a central role in feeding the capital
Workers unload produce for sale at a market in Caracas. It's increasingly hazardous work to drive a food delivery truck in Venezuela.
Conflict
Delivering food is now a dangerous job in Venezuela
"Little LA" in Mexico City
Culture
Visit a slice of Mexico City increasingly known as ‘Little LA’
Latin America
Global Politics
Court: Latin American countries should legalize same-sex marriage
Brazil
Culture
In Rio, the descendants of slaves try to hang on to their historic communities
Hospitals in the US mainland are facing shortages of IV fluids and medicine because of Hurricane Maria's damage to Puerto Rico.
Medicine
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Then it caused a ripple effect in mainland hospitals.
Supporters of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, unload a truck with rocks and tires for a barricade
Conflict
Political unrest erupts as Hondurans await results of disputed election
Women wear costumes as they take part in Carnaval in Jacmel, Haiti. The similarity between Carnaval and Mardi Gras in New Orleans is just one connection the two places share.
Arts
New Orleans and Haiti are linked by culture, food and history
A member of the Puerto Rican National Guard dodges downed power cables as he hands out food and water
Conflict
Tiny Montana firm hired to rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid
Left: Kim Jong-Un as the class bully, El Universal Opinion, Mexico,  September 2, 2017.   Right: Catalonia removes a key piece of Spain, El Universal Opinion, Mexico, October 14, 2017.
Arts
The wordless, surreal and very Cuban satire of Angel Boligán
Cleaning up power lines in Puerto Rico
Development
Renewable energy and resilient microgrids could help rebuild Puerto Rico
Global Politics
Obama in Puerto Rico: The politics behind the visit
Yillian David is a Garifuna living in Honduras. She's thought of leaving to go to the US, but she's decided to stay to help preserve her culture.
Culture
One Honduran woman decided not to leave for the US thanks to her Garifuna culture
Riot police block demonstrators during a protest against the 2014 World Cup, in Sao Paulo June 12, 2014.
Justice
How police violence in the US could help spark racial justice in Brazil
Mattel's Barbie dolls on sale are pictured inside a shop of a life-size "Barbie Dreamhouse" during a media tour in Berlin, May 15, 2013.
Business
Venezuelans are rushing to the store to buy Barbie dolls after the government imposes a price cut
El Salvador's defense minister, General Rafael Humberto Larios, speaks during a news conference in San Salvador in a 1990 file photo. Larios and eight other former Salvadoran soldiers were arrested in 2011 for suspected involvement in the 1989 killing of
Conflict
How justice for slain Americans took a backseat to Cold War politics
People take part in the 69th Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York in 2013.
Justice
More and more cities are saying goodbye, Columbus
Salvadoran children at an after school violence prevention program created with money from USAID.
Global Politics
Migrants are being deported back to Central America, but their home countries aren’t ready for them
Aha Moment: Peanuts in Panama
Conflict & Justice
This special security unit went from targeting drug smugglers to spotting unaccompanied kids
Arts, Culture & Media
A culinary journey from Africa to America
Arts, Culture & Media
A singer sparks outrage for telling the truth about her country’s poverty
Environment
Haitians face uncertain future as US suspends special immigration status
Environment
Evacuations in Haiti under way
Conflict & Justice
Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat looks to ‘Create Dangerously’
It's Colombia, not Columbia Facebook page
Lifestyle & Belief
It’s ‘Colombia,’ not ‘Columbia’ — get it right
Alan Gross
Global Politics
US contractor Alan Gross starts a hunger strike in hopes of being released from a Cuban military prison
Sujaria's emigration pass.
Lifestyle & Belief
A journalist tells her great-grandmother’s story as a ‘coolie woman’
Democrat Bill de Blasio (2nd R) hugs his wife Chirlane McCray (R) and children Chiara and Dante
Global Politics
New York has a new mayor and the whole world is watching
A model presents a creation from the Cola Cola 2013/2014 summer collection during Rio Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro April 18, 2013.
Arts, Culture & Media
Black is the new white at Rio’s Fashion Week
Conflict & Justice
PHOTOS: A Colombian town tries to paint its way to peace
Global Politics
Renewed Violence Keeps Colombia Farmers from Getting Back Their Land
Development & Education
Some Haitians left waiting for family-based visas to come to U.S.
Carmine Pierre calls her 11-year-old son Marc Kelly in Haiti. She hasn't seen him since he was five. (Photo: Amy Bracken)
Conflict & Justice
Why Some Haitians Are Still Waiting on Family-based Visas to Come to the US
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff. ( Photo: REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino )
Conflict & Justice
Brazil’s President Cancels US Visit in Response to Spying Allegations
Global Politics
Los Angeles immigrant community pushes to keep Zapotec language alive
Arts, Culture & Media
Rigo Tovar: an Appreciation of a Mexican Pop Star
Arts, Culture & Media
A Push to Keep the Zapotec Language Alive in Los Angeles
Arts, Culture & Media
Brazilian chef makes authentic Amazon food more accessible
Arts, Culture & Media
For Mexico’s Maya people, baseball, or bax’abola, a way of life
Development & Education
Haitian teen makes most of opportunity provided by earthquake
Environment
Canadian First Nations group raises red flag on proposed oil mining
Haiti on brink of becoming latest member of African Union
Health & Medicine
Medical volunteers learn from mistakes made in rush to Haiti