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Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The swift deportation Monday was...
Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps
AYACUCHO, Perú (AP) — The easiest thing might have been to let go. To refresh the flowers at her husband’s grave and find comfort in retrieving his bones, a milestone in a country where 20,000 people disappeared between 1980 and 2000. Lidia Flores chose a different path, though:...
Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay
Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decadeslong conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime. The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their...
Vatican says sanctions still in effect against Opus Dei cardinal following sex abuse allegations
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Sunday that disciplinary sanctions are still in effect against the first-ever cardinal from Opus Dei following accusations of sexual abuse, confirming a series of restrictions against the once-powerful archbishop of Lima, Peru that included requiring him to...
Conservatives of color have lofty expectations for Trump's second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — Delivering his first address as a reinaugurated president, Donald Trump spoke directly to communities that had historically shunned his party. “To the Black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust that you...
Bridgestone announces a tire plant closure in Tennessee with 700 layoffs and other reductions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tire manufacturer Bridgestone Americas is closing its LaVergne, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire plant and laying off 700 workers there, the company announced in a news release. Bridgestone said the closure will help the company “optimize its business...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Jan. 17-23, 2024 Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro. A migrant cried in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, as her CBP One appointment was canceled following U.S. President Donald...
Pope dissolves Peru-based conservative Catholic movement after abuses uncovered by Vatican
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has taken the remarkable step of dissolving a Peruvian-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, after years of attempts at reform and a Vatican investigation. The probe uncovered sexual abuses by its founder, financial mismanagement by its leaders and...
How the invasive water hyacinth is threatening fishermen's livelihoods on a popular Kenyan lake
NAIVASHA, Kenya (AP) — For someone who fishes for a living, nothing says a bad day like spending over 18 hours on a lake and taking home nothing. Recently, a group of fishermen were said to be stranded on Kenya's popular Lake Naivasha for that long and blamed the water hyacinth...
Mexico expands regional migrant aid to Latin America as Trump inauguration nears
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico agreed Friday to expand support to other Latin American and Caribbean nations as part of a regional migratory response, days before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office with a promise to carry out mass deportations. The aid was announced by...
