AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 25-31, 2024 Fans of Argentina's Lanús launch fireworks ahead of a Copa Sudamericana match against Brazil's Cruzeiro. Kayapos protest a proposed constitutional amendment in Brazil that threatens some Indigenous land. Venezuelan migrants cross the Suchiate River from Guatemala...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 18-24, 2024 Millions of Cubans were left without electricity for days after the nation’s energy grid went down when one of the island’s major power plants failed. The Amazon River naturally fluctuates during the dry and rainy seasons. But a dramatic drop has...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 11-17, 2024 One Direction fans flocked to the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after singer Liam Payne died in a fall from a hotel balcony. Businesses in Ecuador’s capital have seen their sales dented by rolling power cuts introduced by the government...

How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

The artificial intelligence boom has benefited chatbot makers, computer scientists and Nvidia investors. It's also providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean. ChatGPT's debut nearly two years ago heralded the dawn of the AI age and kicked off a...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Oct. 4-10, 2024 An attack by an armed gang in Pont-Sondé killed and displaced people in Haiti. Brazilians voted in municipal elections. Hurricane Milton crashed through both Cuba and Mexico's Yucatán peninsula. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2024 Mexico's new President Claudia Sheinbaum waves to supporters on her inauguration day. Demonstrators in Argentina marched for increased funding for public universities. An annular solar eclipse reached Argentina and Chile. This gallery highlights...

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 20-26, 2024 Rio de Janeiro hosted its annual rock music festival. Mexicans protested on the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students. Argentina’s poverty rate jumped to 53% and Hurricane Helene flooded parts of Cuba. This gallery highlights some of...

Tropical Weather Latest: Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, Tropical Storm John weakens

Two major weather systems are bringing heavy rain, high winds and more to Mexico's southern Pacific coast on one side and the Caribbean on the other. Tropical Storm John struck Mexico late Monday with life-threatening flood potential after growing into a Category 3 hurricane in a...

Tropical Storm Helene forms in the Caribbean Sea, will become a hurricane and move toward US, forecasters say

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Sept. 13-19, 2024 Demonstrators in Peru demanded more action from their government to combat fires in the Amazon. Mexicans celebrated Independence Day in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. Youths attended a march for religious freedom Rio de Janeiro. This gallery...