Tag: Central America
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Associated Press — Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their...
Nicaragua arrests more opposition leaders in crackdown
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has arrested an opposition leader and police surrounded the home of another on Sunday....
Shop owner’s plea as California reopens: ‘I need customers’
LOS ANGELES — During the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic, Martha Medina would occasionally slip into her shuttered store on Los Angeles’ oldest...
Head of Mexico’s governing party cites middle class failings
MEXICO CITY — The leader of Mexico’s governing party said Friday that the group suffered setbacks in the capital in last weekend's elections because...
El Salvador beats St Kitts 4-0 in World Cup qualifying
David Rugamas scored a pair of first-half goals, California-born Joshua Pérez added another and El Salvador won 4-0 at St. Kitts and Nevis on...
Lawsuit: ICE detained US citizen for a week in Tacoma
SEATTLE — A naturalized U.S. citizen from Mexico is suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying the agency held him in detention for a...
At El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy
EL ZONTE, El Salvador — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on...
Governor: Texas building new border barrier; no details yet
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has offered no details on his plans to construct new barrier along the border with Mexico...
Millions of rounds of ammunition stolen on Mexican highway
MEXICO CITY — Two trailer loads of small-caliber ammunition bound for the United States were stolen by armed assailants on a highway in Mexico’s...
US routs Costa Rica 4-0 to finish 4-game, 11-day stretch
SANDY, Utah — Brenden Aaronson scored in the eighth minute, Daryl Dike and Reggie Cannon added their first international goals and the United States...