Powerful New Hurricane Heads to Central America
Hurricane Eta erupted quickly into a potentially catastrophic major hurricane Monday as it headed for Central America, where forecasters warned of massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable...
View ArticleRain From Latest Hurricane Could Measure in Feet, Not Inches
Hurricane Eta erupted quickly into a potentially catastrophic major hurricane Monday as it headed for Central America, where forecasters warned of massive flooding and landslides across a vulnerable...
View ArticleRivers Begin Overflowing as Eta Hits Nicaragua
The heart of powerful Hurricane Eta began moving ashore in Nicaragua on Tuesday with devastating winds and rains that had already destroyed rooftops and caused rivers to overflow. The hurricane had...
View ArticleOrtega's Opponents Ask Voters to Sit Out Election
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega sought a fourth consecutive term in elections Sunday against a field of little-known candidates, while those who could have given him a real challenge sat in jail....
View ArticleNicaragua Agrees to Host Russian Troops, Ships
The government of President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes, and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement, or emergency response. In a decree published...
View ArticleNicaragua Raids Church Residence, Arresting Bishop
Nicaraguan riot police raided a Roman Catholic diocese's headquarters at 3am Friday, knocking the door down and taking a bishop and several priests and seminarians into custody. The raid was on the...
View ArticleAt the Border, a Milestone on Migrant Arrivals
There were more migrant arrivals along the US-Mexico border in the past fiscal year than any other: More than 2 million people tried to enter the United States from our southern neighbor, a record...
View ArticleBiden Goes After Nicaragua's Gold
The Biden administration is ratcheting up pressure on President Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian rule in Nicaragua , threatening a ban on Americans from doing business in the nation’s gold industry,...
View ArticleNicaragua Surprises US By Sending 222 Detainees
In the middle of the night, political leaders, priests, students, and activists languishing in Nicaragua's most notorious prisons were awoken, given back the clothes they had been arrested in and told...
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