In his resignation letter, Perez, a Cuban-American Republican from Miami, said he would leave his legislative office on Friday, Aug. 21.

Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara spent five years behind bars in Cuba for taking part in — and using his art to help motivate — mass anti-regime protests there in July of 2021. He was released last month and sent to exile in Miami. But several conservative Cuban social media influencers now publicly question whether Otero genuinely suffered as a political prisoner.

Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight.

Unlike Hispanics elsewhere, Florida's are sticking with President Trump, largely because he and his party bond with right-wing Latin American leaders like Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella, who takes office on Friday — but brings his own controversial baggage.

The State Department has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, increasing pressure on the U.S. citizen who leads Mexico's most powerful cartel.

Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, visiting Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru. The Vatican announced the trip on Wednesday. This visit is significant due to Leo's deep ties to Peru, where he spent decades as a missionary and church leader. He served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023.

Environmental features and geography may be a better predictor of homicides in Latin America than the prevalence of organized crime gangs. That’s what we found in a recent study that analyzed homicide patterns across Colombian municipalities between 2010 and 2020.

Authorities from five Amazon countries have arrested hundreds in a major crackdown on environmental crime. Operation Green Shield 2026, which ran from July 15 to July 31, involved over 3,600 officers targeting illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking. Officials from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru coordinated the effort.

A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández will not remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud and money laundering.

For years, many Cubans hoping to leave the island looked to the United States. Now, with legal pathways largely closed, a growing number are heading to Brazil instead.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid.

Under the Trump administration's tacit oversight, Venezuela's authoritarian regime and democratic opposition start negotiations on Saturday in Caracas to hammer out agreements leading to new elections. But could the timeline last longer than Trump's presidency?