Amid his country’s political and economic crisis, President Nicolás Maduro reported that the United States has pressured other countries to isolate Venezuela.

At a meeting with Luis Almagro, General Secretary of the Organization of American States, Illinois senator Dick Durban praised Almagro’s work with Venezuela.

Memorial Day, or El Día de los Caídos, is a holiday that involves much more than barbecues and summer pool openings; indeed, it is a day to remember and honor fallen U.S. service members.

Piracy, or the violation of intellectual property (IP), is a major cause of economic devastation in many developing countries.

Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the notorious leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, was notified of the decision to extradite him to the United States while he stood in the Federal Social Readaptation Center number 9.

The United States Coast Guard has intercepted nineteen immigrants from Cuba in the Florida Keys.

The U.S. Department of State has publicly released its report on human rights violations in Guatemala.

Some 60,000 Hondurans may now continue living and working in the U.S. under their Temporary Protected Status (TPS), at least until July 5th.

Delegations from Cuba and the U.S. recently met in Havana as part of an effort to stabilize diplomatic relations between the two countries.   Governments of both nations agreed to undertake actions in various areas of common interest including health, agriculture, environment, meteorology and the combat of drug trafficking.       

Kevin Whitaker was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Colombia 2 years ago and has been working on post conflict Colombia relations with the U.S. in hopes of providing aid and guidance for the troubled country.