Legless cyclist rides for asylum seekers
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Cyclist Carlos Gutierrez, a double amputee, center, stands with his bike during a stop at the Mexican Consulate, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in San Antonio. Gutierrez,…
Central America
Local fight with Mexican cartel a small victory
By KATHERINE CORCORAN In this Nov. 5 photo, armed men from to a self-defense group create a checkpoint in the town of Las Colonias, Mexico. Several communities have created their…
VENEZUELA ENVOY: RELATIONS WITH US STILL FROZEN
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Elias Jaua holds a press conference in Mexico City, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Jaua says efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations between his country and the United States…
Excerpts from AP interview: Honduras police chief
In this July 24, 2013 photo, Honduras Police Chief, Gen. Juan Carlos Bonilla, speaks to the press in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The five-star general was accused a decade ago of running…
Mexico nears junk food tax, sets anti-obesity plan
By MARK STEVENSON Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during the unveiling of Mexico’s strategy to combat diabetes and obesity in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)…
Nicaragua mobilizes fumigation against dengue
A worker from the Nicaraguan health ministry fumigates a resident’s front yard in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. According to the government, more than 5,000 cases of dengue have…
TEXAS ATTORNEY GUILTY IN CARTEL LAUNDERING CASE
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA FILE – In this Nov. 5, 2012 file photo, El Paso lawyer and philanthropist Marco Antonio Delgado is escorted out of the El Paso County Jail…
MEXICAN DIPLOMAT SAYS OBAMA PROMISES NSA PROBE
By JOHN HEILPRIN Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Antonio Meade speaks to reports during a news conference at the Mexican U.N. Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013.…