Donald Lawson, 41, of Baltimore was training for a solo sailing trip around the world when he left Acapulco on July 5. …

The peso’s soaring value means the money that Mexicans in the United States send home doesn’t go as far as it used to. …

For the first time, the New York Botanical Garden has a chief scientist who hails from the same region as so much of it…

This, along with other recent kidnappings, may signal the end of a brief respite, as gangs tighten their grip after bei…

The arrest of Nicolás Petro poses another test for President Gustavo Petro, who has struggled to push many of his refor…

Canada’s prime minister revamped his cabinet, demoting some ministers and reassigning key portfolios to get in fighting…

Wildfires in Canada have forced the displacement of thousands of residents. In Northern Quebec, evacuees from the Cree …

Her books explored psychoanalytic theories and a range of other topics, including the enduring popularity of a Julia Ro…

The government of Alberta is auctioning off an adult-size suit shaped like a donair, a uniquely Canadian take on the gy…

Confirming the finding would give the species the longest period of gestation known in mammals, although more research …

Members of an international panel said that the Mexican armed forces had repeatedly obstructed their efforts to investi…

Those planning to visit the country’s extensive forests and backcountry have been stymied by the raging wildfires, just…

Residents were evacuated, numerous roads washed out and many cars left abandoned in the region, officials said on Satur…

Prosecutors say a man hurled a Molotov cocktail at the bar after being ejected. Mexico has struggled to tamp down on ra…

Their demise was long predicted and pandemic closings were a heavy blow, but many local shops are thriving again. fro…

Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagemen…

The officer was also charged under Canada’s Security of Information Act with helping Beijing “identify and intimidate’’…

A prolific pianist, composer and arranger who began recording in the 1950s, he was a pioneer of bossa nova but didn’t c…

Canada’s record-breaking wildfire season shows the need to shift from suppressing fires to preventing them as fires bec…

In Asia, Europe and the United States, records are shattering, and forecasters say there’s no respite in sight. from …

Fleeing the strictures of modern life in a hypercompetitive South Korea, a young woman found a calmer way of life in Me…

The research shows that the first atomic bomb explosion’s effects had been underestimated, and could help more “downwin…

Aiden Pleterski is accused of spending investors’ money on luxury cars and vacations before filing for bankruptcy, acco…

In a biological preserve in Mexico’s Campeche State, a team of archaeologists has documented pyramids, palaces, a ball …

The writer Itamar Vieira Junior says that to “feel the intensity of life on the streets of Salvador” in Bahia, Brazil, …

Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special e…

Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. The U.S. special e…

It’s like a man-bites-dog story from prehistoric times, although researchers had to take steps to verify that it was no…

Wildfires in western Canada are expected to create smoky conditions in the United States again this week. from NYT &g…

After fleeing the island in 1961, he became one of the leading voices of opposition against the country’s Communist dic…

The renowned architect was back in Toronto for the start of construction on his second project in the city where he was…

As China increases its reach in diaspora communities, Chinese Canadian politicians in Vancouver are the focus of Chines…