Latin America - Page 61

March 20, 2022

David Ortiz was targeted by drug kingpin in 2019 shooting, PI says

Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was targeted in a 2019 shooting by a Dominican drug trafficker who was jealous of the baseball star and felt disrespected by him, private investigators said Saturday.

March 11, 2022

Yankees' Miguel Andújar robbed at gunpoint in Dominican Republic: reports

New York Yankees infielder Miguel Andújar was reportedly robbed at gunpoint in the Dominican Republic Wednesday.

February 22, 2022

Colombia legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to expand access to abortion Monday as the nation’s Constitutional Court voted to legalize the procedure until the 24th week of pregnancy.

February 16, 2022

A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president, arrested at the request of the US for drug trafficking

The arrest of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that followed were a stunning reversal for a man who for years seemed impervious to growing allegations of corruption.

January 5, 2022

FBI arrests main suspect in Haiti president assassination

U.S. authorities have taken into custody a suspect in the assassination of the Haitian president. Mario Antonio Palacios is a Colombian national who fled to Jamaica and had evaded arrest for months.

January 4, 2022

Hispanic figures reportedly push back on use of 'Latinx': Appeases 'white rich progressives'

The gender-neutral term "Latinx" may be popular in diversity seminars, but it seems to be a dud among most Hispanics.

January 3, 2022

Biden's foreign policy challenges for 2022 – are he and his team up for the job?

The big bad world out there promises to give us all plenty of headaches throughout 2022.

December 8, 2021

Hispanic voters shift toward Republicans, now split evenly between both parties: poll

Hispanic voters have for a long time been a Democratic Party stronghold, but a new poll finds the demographic is steadily moving to the right amid President Biden's widespread unpopularity.

November 13, 2021

Ecuador battle between prison gangs leaves at least 68 dead

A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison early Saturday left at least 68 inmates dead

November 13, 2021

As the US races to vaccinate kids against COVID-19, some countries hold back

The U.S. is at the forefront of the race to vaccinate young children