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Barricades Burn as Haiti Enters 4th Week of Deadly Protests

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Stones flew and barricades burned in parts of Haiti’s capital on Monday as the country entered its fourth week of anti-government protests that have paralyzed the economy and shuttered schools.

  • Oct 7, 2019
  • 3:29 PM

Pope Calls for ‘Bold Solutions’ to Protect Amazon

The Amazon synod, as it is being called, is expected to be one of Pope Francis’ most controversial assemblies.

  • Oct 7, 2019
  • 1:23 PM

Haiti Opposition Summons New Protests Against President

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Opposition leaders in Haiti urged the international community to withdraw their support for President Jovenel Moïse as protesters marched to the United Nations’ headquarters on Friday in a push to demand the ouster of the embattled leader.

  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 2:18 PM

Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Amid Protests Against Rising Fuel Costs

Under a state of emergency, several rights, including peaceful assembly and freedom of movement, will be temporarily suspended.

  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 12:09 PM

Dark Days for Peru’s Political Dynasty After Congress Closes

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Inside a colonial-era mansion that has seen better days, leaders of Peru’s Fuerza Popular movement gathered for an urgent meeting Thursday, scrambling for ways to save their party’s once-dominant place in politics.

  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 9:09 AM

Catholic Bishops Consider Married Priests, Face Opposition

SANTA ROSA, Brazil (AP) — At dusk in this small indigenous village, Antelmo Pereira calls Catholics to prayer, changes into a white robe and leads a religious service that is the closest thing the faithful in this remote part of the Amazon can get to a proper Mass.

  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 2:35 PM

Trump Administration to Include Detained Migrants’ DNA in Criminal Database

Immigrant and privacy advocates believe the new rule raises privacy concerns that could result in more discrimination against migrants.

  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 2:00 PM

Deadly Protests Squeeze Haitians in Shrinking Economy

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Marcel Cineus scanned the crowd for hints of a potential customer as people bustled past his wooden stall filled with hundreds of textbooks in the hills of Port-au-Prince.

  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 11:50 AM

Forgiveness, Anger After Ex-Dallas Cop Sentenced to 10 years

DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who said she mistook a neighbor’s apartment for her own and fatally shot him in his living room was sentenced to a decade in prison in a stunning courtroom scene that included the dead man’s brother and the black judge embracing the sobbing officer.

  • Oct 3, 2019
  • 9:39 AM

Prosecutor: ‘El Chapo’ Gave $1M to Honduras Leader’s Brother

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors alleged Wednesday that convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1 million in bribes to the brother of Honduras’ president to pass on to the Central American leader.

  • Oct 2, 2019
  • 7:54 PM

Peru’s Acting President, Named by Dissolved Congress, Resigns

For now, Martín Vizcarra remains in charge, with the support of the armed forces.

  • Oct 2, 2019
  • 2:06 PM

Amid Logjam, Haiti Asks: Will President or Protesters Yield?

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The operation dubbed “Find Jovenel Moïse” organized by opposition leaders demanding the resignation of Haiti’s president ended abruptly when he appeared at the National Palace early this week following violent protests in which several people were killed.

  • Oct 2, 2019
  • 7:59 AM

Ex-Dallas Officer Who Killed Neighbor Found Guilty of Murder

DALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer who shot her black unarmed neighbor to death after, she said, mistaking his apartment for her own was convicted of murder Tuesday in a verdict that prompted tears of relief from his family and chants of “Black Lives Matter” from a crowd outside the courtroom.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 4:47 PM

In Restored Forests, Hope for World Beset by Climate Change

MADRE DE DIOS, Peru (AP) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 4:04 PM

Peru’s President Vizcarra Dissolves Congress After Controversial Vote

Vizcarra’s move is part of his anti-corruption agenda, which has pitted him against the majority of lawmakers.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 1:00 PM

With Impeachment Looming, the US Cannot Forget the Root Causes of the El Paso and Pittsburgh Massacres

Trump’s rhetoric, since introducing his presidential campaign in June 2015, has been filled with racist sentiment.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 11:32 AM

Pew Recently Released Latest Data About the U.S. Latino Population, and Some of the Findings Might Surprise You

In the the interest of trying to provide factual information about the community, we wanted to share many of the key findings.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 11:03 AM

Peru Lurches Into Uncertainty After President Shuts Congress

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru is lurching into a new period of political uncertainty Tuesday after President Martín Vizcarra dissolved the opposition-controlled congress and called new elections that he contends are needed to uproot the nation’s endemic corruption.

  • Oct 1, 2019
  • 7:53 AM

The Breakdown: The Spell Of Yma Sumac (A Latino USA Podcast)

Latino USA breaks down the phenomena behind one of the original divas, her conflicts and criticisms, and the impact of her legacy.

  • Sep 30, 2019
  • 4:36 PM

New Protest Hits Haiti Amid Demands That President Resign

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators set fires Monday and chanted calls for Haiti’s president to resign as the opposition to Jovenel Moïse tried to increase pressure for him to leave office.

  • Sep 30, 2019
  • 2:50 PM

US Judge Blocks Child Detention Policy

The policy allowed children to be held indefinitely in immigration detention if they are with their parents.

  • Sep 30, 2019
  • 1:36 PM

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