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Reporting from Mexico & Central America
Exclusive: U.S. confirms human screwworm case
Reuters exclusively reported that U.S. officials had detected the first human case of screwworm related to the current outbreak.
Mexican ranchers want action on cattle smuggling
Organized crime groups have long been linked to the theft and trafficking of livestock, which enables them to tap a lucrative market and extort money along the w
El Chapo's former lawyer on ballot to be judge in Mexico
Ahead of the elections on June 1, civil organizations, judge associations and some Mexican lawmakers are raising serious concerns about a vote that critics warn could jeopardize the country's rule of law.
Cartels loom over Mexico's judges election
The December 11 killing happened months before thousands of candidates will vie for federal judge and magistrate positions in an election.
Mental health center grapples with violence against migrants
After five days trudging through the jungle dividing Colombia and Panama, the 30-something Venezuelan mother believed her family had made it through the worst part of their dangerous trip.
Brutal killing of Mexican mayor sparks anger, skepticism of Sheinbaum plan
The brazen decapitation of 43-year-old Alejandro Arcos, which has yet to be solved, has sparked anger and resignation. Many doubt whether Mexico's newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum will be able to prosecute the murder or tackle the epidemic of cartel-led violence which has wracked Mexico for over a decade.
Avocado goldrush exposes deforestation
New lawsuits shine light on the supply chains of U.S. companies operating in Mexico’s lucrative avocado industry, under pressure from organized crime and accusations of growing environmental damage.
Alien fever dreams fuel grave robbings
Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru's remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts – including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each hand.
God's will or ecological disaster?
Mexico takes aim at Mennonite deforestation.
Hunger stalks Guatemala's Mayan highlands
Crop failures are one reason an unprecedented number of migrants are heading to the U.S. border.
Mexican scientists sound alarm at Mayan Train
The railway and its hasty construction critically endanger pristine wilderness and ancient cave systems beneath the jungle floor, droves of scientists and environmental activists say.
How two weather balloons led Mexico to ban solar geoengineering
On an April day, the founder of a U.S. startup called Make Sunsets stood outside a camper van in Mexico’s Baja California and released two weather balloons containing sulfur dioxide into the air, letting them float towards the stratosphere.
El Salvador 'House of Horrors' killings shock nation numbed to violence
Neighbors knew something was wrong in that squat green house when a young woman's screams pierced the quiet of their neighborhood in Chalchuapa, a small town about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from San Salvador, this nation's capital.
A close encounter with the 'alien bodies' in Mexico
For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind.
Concrete makers face heavy lift on climate pledges
Cemex, North America’s biggest concrete producer, has vowed to slash carbon dioxide emissions by 40% before 2030 and to eliminate them by 2050, ambitious goals reflecting growing pressure on the industry from regulators and investors.
Mexico to proceed with GMO corn ban, seeks international grain deals
Mexico is considering direct agreements with farmers in the United States, Argentina and Brazil to secure non-genetically modified yellow corn imports, the country's deputy agriculture minister said, adding that a 2024 ban on GM corn would not be amended.
U.S. voices concerns to Mexico ahead of decision on America Movil pay TV license
The United States has raised concerns to Mexico about the implications for competition if that country's telecom regulator allows behemoth America Movil to enter the pay TV market.
Probe into IDB chief backs allegation of relationship with staffer - sources
An outside firm hired to investigate whistleblower allegations found evidence that Inter-American Development Bank President Mauricio Claver-Carone engaged in an intimate relationship with a staffer, three sources briefed on the probe told Reuters.
Guatemala's Arevalo wants more US temporary work programs to stem migration
Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sunday's Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, said he wants to work with the U.S. to expand temporary work programs for migrants there, while also increasing investment in his country's poorest areas to reduce departures.
Mexico's Televisa offers to combine pay TV unit with Megacable
Mexican broadcaster Grupo Televisa is offering to merge its cable and broadband unit Izzi with smaller rival Megacable, according to Televisa's offer letter which was reviewed by Reuters.
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