Category: North America
January 6, 2015 > Staff
Mexico Charges Iguala First Lady as Missing Student Investigation Continues
Top Story — The former first lady of Iguala, the Mexican town where 43 students went missing last September, has been charged with money laundering and organized crime in connection […] Read More >
December 18, 2014 > Christopher Looft
Cuba ‘Not Open for Business’ Just Yet
The United States and Cuba may be normalizing relations, but don’t expect a major trade boom for now. While the changes announced by President Obama will widen the types of […] Read More >
December 18, 2014 > Staff
Latin America Lauds U.S., Cuba Breakthrough
Top Story — World leaders have almost universally praised the U.S. and Cuban governments for their announcement Wednesday that they would normalize diplomatic relations for the first time since 1961. […] Read More >
December 17, 2014 > Staff
Transcript: Obama’s Cuba Speech
Below is a full transcript of President Obama’s speech on Cuba. A video of the speech can be found following the transcript. OBAMA: Good afternoon. Today, the United States of […] Read More >
December 17, 2014 > Staff
U.S., Cuba to Restore Diplomatic Ties, But Embargo Remains
The U.S. and Cuba will work to normalize diplomatic relations for the first time since 1961, President Obama said Wednesday, a major shift in policy that nonetheless falls short of […] Read More >
December 15, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Federal Police Implicated in Student Killings
Top Story — Federal authorities in Mexico appear to have participated in the September attack on a group of teacher trainees in the state of Guerrero, contrary to prior government […] Read More >
December 8, 2014 > Staff
Mexico Identifies Remains of One Missing Student
Mexico’s Attorney General announced on Sunday that the remains of one student among the 43 missing since September have been identified. The positive DNA identification of Alexander Mora, 19, made […] Read More >
December 2, 2014 > Staff
Two Years in, Peña Nieto’s Approval Ratings Hit Historic Low
Top Story — The second anniversary of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s presidency on Monday was marked by widespread protests and news that the president’s approval ratings had hit their […] Read More >
November 25, 2014 > Camila Osorio
As The World Looks To Mexico, News From Another Massacre Goes Unnoticed
The world has been focusing for almost two months on the disappearance and reported killing of 43 Mexican students by a drug gang — an act in which government forces […] Read More >
November 24, 2014 > Staff
Fugitive Police Official Captured Over Mexican Students’ Disappearance
Top Story — The former deputy police chief of Cocula, Guerrero, has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students from nearby Iguala, the Mexican Attorney General’s Office […] Read More >