Tag: Central America
Mexico’s midterms raise question of López Obrador’s legacy
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president depicts Sunday’s congressional, state and local elections as the last opportunity to keep conservatives from returning to power, while...
Aide: Nicaraguan opposition figure held incommunicado
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police are holding opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro incommunicado at her home, and have taken away her laptops and cellphones, an...
Pulisic, Steffen, Robinson start for US vs. Honduras
DENVER — Christian Pulisic, Zack Steffen and Antonee Robinson entered the U.S. starting lineup for Thursday night’s CONCACAF Nations League semifinal against Honduras as...
Central American groups found regional anti-corruption body
GUATEMALA CITY — Ten civic groups and transparency organizations launched a joint regional anti-corruption body Thursday covering Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
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Mexico’s top security official: Violence unrelated to races
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s secretary of the interior said Thursday that attacks that have killed 35 candidates or contenders for nominations and threats to...
Migrants are warned of smuggling risks on California border
SAN DIEGO — A man alleged to have captained a boat that fell apart and killed three people off the San Diego coast has...
Guatemalan lives upturned by failed immigration bids
TIZAMARTE, Guatemala — Alvina Jerónimo Pérez tries to avoid going out. She doesn't want to see neighbors. She's even changed the chip in her...
Mexico boosts confirmed death toll by 4,272 to 227,840
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Tuesday that a clinical review of past deaths has led officials to raise the country’s confirmed COVID-19 death toll...
US urging Central America to tackle poverty, corruption
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to entice Central American nations to tackle the corruption and poverty...
Feds: Ring of Venezuelans stole thousands in stimulus money
MIAMI — Federal authorities say a ring of Venezuelans living in South Florida and Mexico stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. government...