Category: Americas

At Least 23 Dead as Dozens of Wildfires Torch Forests in Chile

SANTIAGO—Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heat wave complicates efforts to control fires that have claimed at least 23 lives so far. More than 1,100 people have sought refuge in shelters while at least 979 people have been…


Discovering Alaska’s National Forests: America’s Last Frontier | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep6 | Documentary

Explore Alaska’s natural resources, the diversity of its people, and the beautiful scenery. …


Brazil’s Police Carry out Fresh Raids as Part of Jan. 8 Riots Probe

BRASILIA—Brazil’s federal police on Friday carried out fresh raids as part of a probe into the Jan. 8 insurrection, when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro breached government buildings in Brasilia. Police said in a statement they were serving three preventive arrest warrants and 14 search and seizure warrants ordered by the Supreme Court in…


El Salvador Opens 40,000-Person Prison as Arrests Soar in Gang Crackdown

SAN SALVADOR—Authorities in El Salvador have opened one of Latin America’s largest prisons, more than doubling the country’s incarceration capacity, as a government crackdown on criminal gangs is causing the prison population to soar. The 40,000-capacity Terrorism Confinement Center was inaugurated on Tuesday to help relieve some of the overpopulation in the country’s prison system….


US Charges 4 Key Suspects in Killing of Haiti’s President

MIAMI—Four key suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president appeared for the first time in U.S. federal court Wednesday to face accusations that they plotted and participated in his assassination, a day after they were transferred to the United States for prosecution. Haitian-Americans James Solages, Joseph Vincent and Christian Emmanuel Sanon and Colombian citizen Germán…


Bolsonaro, Brazil’s Former President, Has Applied for US Tourist Visa

WASHINGTON—Former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, his lawyer said on Monday, despite calls for any U.S. visas held by Bolsonaro to be revoked following violent protests in Brasilia. The United States received his application on Friday, his lawyer, Felipe Alexandre, said, adding that…


Peru Bus Plunges Off Cliff, Killing at Least 24

At least 24 people died in northern Peru after a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged off a cliff in early on Saturday, police told local media. Peru’s transportation supervisory agency (SUTRAN) confirmed the crash in a statement, without providing a number of fatalities or injuries. The tragedy, involving a bus for the company Q’Orianka Tours…


PREMIERING NOW: Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba’s Pawns, Informants, and Financiers, from China to America

Since July 2020, thousands of Cubans have been protesting against their regime, demanding change, freedom, and an end to communism in their country. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat is a spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate, who has spent decades raising awareness about the brutal reality of living under the Cuban regime after he fled the communist island…


Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba’s Pawns, Informants, and Financiers, from China to America

Since July 2020, thousands of Cubans have been protesting against their regime, demanding change, freedom, and an end to communism in their country. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat is a spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate, who has spent decades raising awareness about the brutal reality of living under the Cuban regime after he fled the communist island…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat: Cuba’s Pawns, Informants, and Financiers, from China to America

Since July 2020, thousands of Cubans have been protesting against their regime, demanding change, freedom, and an end to communism in their country. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat is a spokesperson for the Cuban Democratic Directorate, who has spent decades raising awareness about the brutal reality of living under the Cuban regime after he fled the communist island…