Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe made landfall Monday in the tiny island of Barbuda as the erratic storm unleashed heavy rains and flash floods in the northeast Caribbean. The storm was about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east-southeast of St. Martin on Monday...

More refugees to come from Latin America, Caribbean under Biden's new 125,000 refugee cap

As the number of migrants coming to the U.S.'s southern border is climbing, the Biden administration aims to admit more refugees from Latin America and the Caribbean over the next year. The White House Friday released the targets for how many refugees it aims to admit over the next...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 22 – 27, 2023 A plane in Brazil dropped water on a forest fire fanned by strong winds, high temperatures and dry weather. In northern Chile, Aymara Indigenous women weave textiles surrounded by the hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert where they raise llamas and...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept 14 – 21, 2023 Chilean police carried puppies to be trained as police dogs during an Independence Day parade. Mexico's largest railroad suspended freight service after a upsurge in migrants hopping rides on north. Indigenous people in Brazil celebrated after the Supreme Court...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 8-14, 2023 Scientists in Colombia are breeding mosquitoes to fight dengue fever, Chileans marked the 50 year anniversary of a coup that ushered in a brutal military dictatorship, forward Jenni Hermoso, who has accused now-suspended president of the Spanish soccer federation...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 1 – Sept. 7, 2023 In Buenos Aires, a couple dances Tango in the World Championship final round. In Chile, locals commemorate the 50th anniversary that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power. In South America fans prepped for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying round and in...

A record numbers of children are on the move through Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa, the U.N. children’s agency said Thursday. UNICEF said in a Child Alert that in the past three...

Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbean. The hurricane was located about 1,130 miles (1,815 kilometers) east of the...

Lee becomes a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic Ocean on a path that will take it near northeast Caribbean

Tropical Storm Lee forms in Atlantic, forecast to become major hurricane heading to the Caribbean

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Lee formed Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to become a major hurricane as it approaches the Caribbean by the weekend, forecasters said. The storm was located some 1,230 miles (1,980) kilometers east of the Lesser Antilles...