Gymnast-turned-shooter wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold
Adriana Ruano won gold in the women's trap with an Olympic-record score of 45 out of 50.
Watch CBS News
Adriana Ruano won gold in the women's trap with an Olympic-record score of 45 out of 50.
Gang members at the prison nicknamed "El Infiernito" enjoyed access to such luxuries as TV sets and fridges.
The Biden administration is planning to resettle some migrants from four Latin American countries in Italy and Greece, CBS News' Camilo Montoya-Galvez has learned. The plan is meant to curtail illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A lightning bolt struck an erupting volcano in Guatemala, wowing spectators who gathered to see the Volcán de Fuego.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the U.S. after visiting Guatemala to discuss "humane migration management" with Western Hemisphere leaders. That's the third continent in the last eight days for America's top diplomat. Jon Alterman, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to examine what it means to represent the U.S. on the world stage.
Migrants are coming to the U.S.-Mexico border in record numbers. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo spoke with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe about the issue.
The search for six people unaccounted for after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore resumed Wednesday. CBS News' Nicole Sganga has the latest on the recovery efforts, and Ed O'Keefe reports on the Biden administration's response.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border requires more "integrated solutions" than building a wall. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke to Arévelo about his concerns.
Experts say climate change will drive up the price of bananas, but consumers should already be paying more.
A U.S. woman went missing in Guatemala, and now her children are on a quest for answers in two countries.
As Guatemala's new President Bernardo Arevalo takes office after a delay forced by opponents, he predicts "difficulties" in rooting out "political-criminal elites."
Nancy Ng, a 29-year-old from L.A., was first reported missing Oct. 19 while on a yoga retreat in Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, according to her family.
The presidential race in Ecuador will head to an October runoff after no candidate in Sunday's special election secured 50% of the vote to declare victory. In Guatemala, anti-corruption candidate Bernardo Arévalo was elected president Sunday with 58% of the vote. Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss the two elections.
Voters in Guatemala will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, choosing between Sandra Torres, a former first lady representing the establishment National Unity of Hope party, and Bernardo Arévalo, a progressive candidate whose campaign is focused on fighting corruption. Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses the significance of Sunday's election.
Among the migrants there were 277 children, 52 of which were unaccompanied minors, officials said.
The ash column ejected by the volcano reached some 19,000 feet above sea level.
The U.S. will set up migrant processing centers in Latin America, increase deportations and expand legal migration pathways to reduce the number of unlawful border crossings.
Raymond Vincent Ashcroft was last seen at Guatemala's famed cultural site on Feb. 3, authorities said.
Mario Garcia, 50, was found living under an alias, police said. He was 19 when he allegedly killed Ismael Recinos-Garcia in Attleboro.
Tayasal was the last Mayan city to yield to the Spanish conquest in 1697, a century after Europeans entered the western highlands of what is now Guatemala.
Former hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with rain after reemerging in the Pacific.
Julia had dipped to tropical storm force by early afternoon Sunday.
Adolfo Mejia, who was riding with his wife and daughter, had two fingers amputated that had been injured while trying to rescue his daughter, the family said.