Haitians Investigating President’s Death, Under Threat, Go Into Hiding
The officials, two court clerks and an investigative judge who collected evidence in President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, are now in hiding. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — They...
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Even the Pope Has Prayed to Venezuela’s Beloved ‘Doctor of the Poor’
ISNOTÚ, Venezuela — The faithful began arriving before dawn, silhouettes emerging from a thick fog, serenaded by birdsong and clamoring church bells. They had navigated...
The Blue Jays Finally Return to Canada
With a pandemic-forced sojourn to Buffalo and Florida now complete, Toronto’s exciting young team got a chance to experience its actual home crowd. TORONTO —...
Three Olympic Refugee Team Members Will Call Canada Home
The athletes will join another 150 refugee students selected who were accepted to one of 80 participating institutions this fall. Paulo Amotun Lokoro, right, and...
Johnny Ventura, Who Created the Sound of Modern Merengue, Dies at 81
The “Elvis of Merengue” released more than 100 albums and won six Latin Grammys. For a time, he was mayor of the capital of the...
‘Terror’: Crackdown After Protests in Cuba Sends a Chilling Message
In a remarkable act of defiance, thousands of Cubans took to the streets two weeks ago and chanted “We’re not afraid!” Many are now terrified....
Mexican Workers on Border Get Vaccines to Aid Them, and the U.S. Economy
Workers in factories that produce goods for the U.S. are getting American vaccines. Officials in both countries hope the program will help reopen the border...
Countdown Begins For Canada-U.S. Border Reopening
Canada said this week that most restrictions on fully vaccinated American travelers will be lifted in early August. But the U.S. extended its border closure....
Argentina Formally Recognizes Nonbinary People, a Latin American First
Argentines no longer have to be identified as female or male on their national identity documents, the latest step in President Alberto Fernández’s push for...
Mourning Haitians Console Martine Moïse, Widow of the Slain President
The wife of President Jovenel Moïse, who was wounded in the attack that killed her husband, returned to Haiti after getting medical treatment in the...