Latin America News Headlines
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Uruguay, one of Latin America's strongest democracies, heads to a runoff between two moderates
The leading contenders in Uruguay’s presidential election say voters in the small South American nation had sent the race to a run-off in November
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Polls open in Uruguay in a general election free of the deep political divisions seen elsewhere in South America
Polls open in Uruguay in a general election free of the deep political divisions seen elsewhere in South America
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La Nina could soon arrive. Here's what that means for winter weather
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center reports there is a 60% chance that a weak La Nina will develop this autumn and could last until March
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How Jose Iglesias’ ‘OMG’ became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets
It’s a pop hit like many others, with an ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm
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Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city
Around 1.4 million homes in Sao Paulo, Brazil, are without power almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America’s largest city
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Colombia’s river guardians battle to protect the Atrato amid threats and abandonment
Illegal gold mining along the banks of northwestern Colombia’s Atrato river is causing severe contamination and deforestation for the small, impoverished riverbank communities made up of predominantly Afro-Colombian and Indigenous peoples
