Category: North America
January 29, 2016 > Staff
Hemisphere Reacts to ‘Explosion’ of Zika Virus
Top Story — The World Health Organization declared Thursday the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Brazil, is “spreading explosively.” The WHO’s Americas division […] Read More >
January 14, 2016 > Staff
U.S. To Admit More Central American Refugees Amid Migrant Crisis
Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced in an address to the National Defense University on Wednesday that the country will expand the number of Central American […] Read More >
January 13, 2016 > Staff
US Agents Will Carry Guns in Mexico in New Joint Border Inspections
Top Story — The United States and Mexico inaugurated a joint inspection program on Tuesday that, for the first time in history, will allow armed U.S. customs officials to work […] Read More >
January 11, 2016 > Staff
Mexico Will Seek to Extradite “El Chapo” After Drug Lord’s Recapture
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office announced on Sunday that it has launched extradition proceedings against recaptured drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, but the Sinaloa Cartel leader is sure to battle […] Read More >
January 4, 2016 > Staff
Three Suspects Detained in Killing of Mexican Mayor
Top Story — Three suspects have been apprehended following the Saturday assassination of a newly inaugurated mayor in the Mexican city of Temixco, which has been plagued in recent years […] Read More >
December 11, 2015 > Staff
Officials to Relocate 800 Central American Child Migrants to Dallas Area
Top Story — Some 800 unaccompanied child migrants who traveled to the United States from Central America in the last few months will be relocated to two Dallas area campsites […] Read More >
December 4, 2015 > Staff
Rights Groups Applaud Release of Alleged Torture Victims in Mexico
Four people were released from prison in two border towns in Mexico, after spending years incarcerated for crimes which rights groups say they were wrongfully accused and later convicted of […] Read More >
November 20, 2015 > Staff
Report: More Mexicans Leaving the United States Than Arriving
Top Story — More Mexicans are now leaving the United States than arriving, a Pew Research Center report released on Thursday revealed. Data from the center’s 2014 Mexican National Survey […] Read More >
November 11, 2015 > Staff
Obama Sets Stage For Supreme Court Battle on Immigration
Top Story — On Tuesday, the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama announced it will appeal a Monday ruling made by a federal appeals court that jeopardized the administration’s plan […] Read More >
November 5, 2015 > Staff
Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules Prohibition of Marijuana Use Unconstitutional
Top Story — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in favor of allowing the four members of a marijuana-rights organization to grow and smoke their own marijuana, a move that […] Read More >