Food-Drink 4 days ago Tamales are hot today, yet savory wraps are as old as civilization Tamales are surging in popularity, with digital visibility up 47% last year and sold in 34,000 U.S. restaurants. Tamales are actually one of the oldest known prepared foods.
Central America April 10 Guatemala's president issues natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires rage on Guatemala’s president Bernardo Arévalo has issued a natural disaster declaration as 44 forest fires burn across the country; claims 80% of blazes were set by humans.
Central America April 10 Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives In the last fiscal year, 50,000 unaccompanied minors from Guatemala were recorded by border authorities; many youths would rather take risks to enter the U.S. than stay 'where they see no future.'
Central America April 8 'Panama Papers' trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case The 'Panama Papers' trial of 27 people charged in connection with money laundering began Monday; 11 million financial documents show how some of the wealthiest people in the world hide their money.
Central America April 3 At least 241 people have died in El Salvador's prisons during the 'war on gangs,' rights group says Since the beginning of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's 'war on gangs' 2 years ago, at least 241 people have died in prisons; more than 80,000 have been arrested.
US April 1 Nearly 1,000 'gotaway' migrants illegally flood past southern border on Easter Sunday: CBP More than 900 "gotaways" were detected passing through the U.S. southern border illegally on Sunday, bringing the 7-day average of "gotaways" to 761.
World March 31 US citizen arrested in Dominican Republic, accused of killing 3 women in Honduras Police in Honduras announced the arrest of American citizen Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez for allegedly killing three women on the tourist island of the country.
Central America March 8 Former president of Honduras convicted in US of aiding drug traffickers Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, has been convicted of charges alleging he used the nation's military and police to traffic cocaine to the US.
Central America March 5 Former Honduran president appears in NYC, takes stand in drug trafficking trial Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the stand Tuesday at his New York trial, denying charges he protected drug dealers in exchange for bribes.
LIFESTYLE March 3 Archaeologists uncover hoard of ancient skeletons part of 'complex funerary system' Mexican archaeologists from the INAH discovered a complex burial system during an excavation in Pozo de Ibarra. The bones may date from 500 to 850 AD.