the Americas /tags/the-americas the Americas en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:25:45 GMT UM law symposium points to erosion of — and solutions for — human rights in the Americas /americas/2025-11-17/human-rights-americas-um-miami-symposium The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will take part in a week-long University of Miami law school conference that hopes to raise alarms about faltering democratic norms in the hemisphere. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:25:45 GMT /americas/2025-11-17/human-rights-americas-um-miami-symposium Tim Padgett Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang, killed 11 /government-politics/2025-09-02/trump-says-us-has-carried-out-strike-against-drug-carrying-vessel-that-departed-from-venezuela President Donald Trump says the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela. The president offered scant details on the operation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday on X that the vessel was being operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization." Tue, 02 Sep 2025 19:56:14 GMT /government-politics/2025-09-02/trump-says-us-has-carried-out-strike-against-drug-carrying-vessel-that-departed-from-venezuela Aamer Madhani and Regina Garcia Cano | The Associated Press Trump betrays MAGA — and the hemisphere — on birthright citizenship /commentary/2024-12-12/trump-maga-birthright-citizenship COMMENTARY Trump's lying and/or ignorant quest to kill birthright citizenship trashes not only the New World ideal — but also his movement's supposed exaltation of the little guy standing up to elites. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-12-12/trump-maga-birthright-citizenship Tim Padgett The Americas need to clean up their act. Enter the Americas Act /commentary/2024-04-11/pan-american-week-americas-act COMMENTARY It's Pan American Week — but there's not a whole lot to celebrate in the Americas these days. Maybe the Americas Act can rekindle some hemispheric purpose. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-04-11/pan-american-week-americas-act Tim Padgett Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil /latin-america/2023-03-31/shadowy-brokers-walk-off-with-billions-in-venezuelan-oil Dozens of obscure brokers are at the center of a new crackdown in Venezuela on corruption in the state-run oil industry that has government insiders scurrying for cover. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:00:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-03-31/shadowy-brokers-walk-off-with-billions-in-venezuelan-oil Regina Garcia Cano| Associated Press , Joshua Goodman | Associated Press Miami jury awards Trinidad a $100 million verdict in key corruption lawsuit /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /americas/2023-03-31/miami-jury-awards-trinidad-a-100-million-verdict-in-key-corruption-lawsuit Danica Coto| Associated Press, Gisela Salomon | Associated Press Attempted airport heist of $32M on plane from Miami leaves 2 people dead in Chile /npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/an-attempted-airport-heist-of-32-million-in-chile-leaves-2-people-dead An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber. The cash, aboard a plane from Miami, was being transferred to an armored truck. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:38:22 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/an-attempted-airport-heist-of-32-million-in-chile-leaves-2-people-dead The Associated Press The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/the-4-kidnapped-americans-are-part-of-a-large-wave-of-u-s-medical-tourism-in-mexico Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:05:10 GMT /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/the-4-kidnapped-americans-are-part-of-a-large-wave-of-u-s-medical-tourism-in-mexico Bill Chappell 2 surviving Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico are back in the U.S. /americas/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-07/2-surviving-americans-who-were-kidnapped-in-mexico-are-back-in-the-u-s The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, are back on U.S. soil. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:29:31 GMT /americas/npr-breaking-news/2023-03-07/2-surviving-americans-who-were-kidnapped-in-mexico-are-back-in-the-u-s Rachel Treisman, Eyder Peralta, Vanessa Romo In 2022, the Americas said no to crazy — and louco. But it won't echo at Mar-a-Lago /commentary/2022-12-29/in-2022-the-americas-said-no-to-crazy-and-louco-but-it-wont-echo-at-mar-a-lago COMMENTARY If Trump and Bolsonaro ring in 2023 in Palm Beach together, they probably won't discuss why the hemisphere repudiated their madness in 2022. Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:35:47 GMT /commentary/2022-12-29/in-2022-the-americas-said-no-to-crazy-and-louco-but-it-wont-echo-at-mar-a-lago Tim Padgett