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38m ago

On Colombian border, migrant families embark on dangerous jungle passage

The Darien gap is considered virtually impenetrable — yet thousands of people from Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela are making the perilous trek north.
A Haitian migrant trying to reach the U.S. holds his 11-month-old daughter, who he named “Esperanza,” or Hope.
A Haitian migrant trying to reach the U.S. holds his 11-month-old daughter, who he named “Esperanza,” or Hope.

Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans disproportionally killed by Covid-19 in 2020, study says

Deaths among Blacks and Native Americans were 3 to 4 times higher and Latino deaths were nearly 2 times higher than in white populations, the study found.
Image: A woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine on Aug. 4, 2021 in Ferguson, Mo.
Image: A woman receives a Covid-19 vaccine on Aug. 4, 2021 in Ferguson, Mo.
8h ago

9 Cuban baseball players defect in Mexico during U-23 tournament

Cuban officials called the players’ actions “vile abandonments” in a note published by the island’s National Sports Institute.
Baseballs with Cuban flags painted on them are displayed as souvenirs in Cuba on Dec. 21, 2017.
Baseballs with Cuban flags painted on them are displayed as souvenirs in Cuba on Dec. 21, 2017.
22h ago

Republicans target Latino voters for 2022 with 'community centers'

New ones are opening in Texas' Rio Grande Valley and later in San Antonio, and others have opened in Milwaukee and Doral, Florida.
Jen Salinas, Vice President of Latinos 4 Trump, takes photos with the groups supporters after a meetup in San Antonio, Texas, on May 14, 2021.
Jen Salinas, Vice President of Latinos 4 Trump, takes photos with the groups supporters after a meetup in San Antonio, Texas, on May 14, 2021.
1d ago

Miya Marcano's family speak out after police find body believed to be hers

"When I saw the news and they said where she was, the saddest part was seeing where they left her — in a dumpster," the Latina college student's aunt said.
Image: Miya Marcano
Image: Miya Marcano
1d ago

Chile police bust crime ring smuggling Haitian children to U.S., Mexico

“It is horrifying to think what these vulnerable children, some just a few years old, have suffered,” said Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock.
Image: Migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. cross Rio Grande river, in Ciudad Acuna
Image: Migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. cross Rio Grande river, in Ciudad Acuna

Key to saving Amazon is protecting Indigenous rights, environmentalists say

Ginger Cassady of the Rainforest Action Network said the Bolsonaro government has increased deforestation by dismantling environmental protections, despite its promises.
FILE PHOTO: Second march of indigenous women to protest against Brazil's President Bolsonaro in Brasilia
FILE PHOTO: Second march of indigenous women to protest against Brazil's President Bolsonaro in Brasilia
2d ago

Satanic rituals, forced cannibalism: The kidnappings and extortions of Central American migrants

"You know we don’t play," a criminal gang said in a video as they beat up a migrant man, a regular occurrence that has families desperately selling possessions to pay up.
David Sanabria and his daughter, Ximena, during their stay at the Iglesia Embajadores de Jesús shelter in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in July 2021.
David Sanabria and his daughter, Ximena, during their stay at the Iglesia Embajadores de Jesús shelter in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in July 2021.

Inside look at the new Latino America

Recent census data has shown just how much the Latino population is growing and succeeding in the U.S. From artists to dancers to entrepreneurs, they are the new Latino landscape in America. 
Inside look at the new Latino America
Inside look at the new Latino America

Lin-Manuel Miranda gives teen video alibi for cutting history class

Miranda sent a video saying, "We're going to go over the Bill of Rights, and anything you may be covering right now."
Image: Lin Manuel Miranda
Image: Lin Manuel Miranda
3d ago

Body believed to be of missing Florida college student Miya Marcano found, sheriff says

"Our hearts are broken. Everyone wanted this outcome to be different," Orange County Sheriff John Mina said.
Image: Miya Marcano
Image: Miya Marcano