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Border agents denied Lucía Méndez entry four times. She was unable to see Alma before the latter’s death from cancer, and is now fighting to attend the funeral

Border authorities registered more than 239,000 encounters in May, as a growing number of migrants from Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, as well as Russia and Ukraine, sought to enter the country

The recent massacres in Texas and Buffalo are just the tip of the iceberg of what is a systemic crisis. In 2020, almost 23 million firearms were purchased in the country

Experts say the foiled plot helped the Republican leader secure a second term and go on to lead a conservative revolution. Meanwhile, John Hinckley, the man who shot him, has been unconditionally released and is planning a music tour

In an interview on NBC News, the actress complains about the treatment she received on social media: ‘You cannot tell me you think that this has been fair’

The whistleblower talks to EL PAÍS about attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, the police state and the rise of the far right

The Big Apple is hoping to revive the economy and lure back tourists, but the record-high number of sightings are hurting these efforts

Twenty nations have signed the Los Angeles declaration which includes concrete commitments on refugee resettlement and expanding legal pathways

Foreign affairs chief Marcelo Ebrard has replaced the president at a gathering whose mission to reinforce regional ties has been tarnished by diplomatic bickering

Ahead of the migration declaration that is set to be signed at the Summit of Americas, Juan González talks to EL PAÍS about what the statement entails and how it aims to address the crisis

The committee into the siege of the US Capitol presented previously unseen videos and testimony from witnesses who tried to stop the former president from spreading false electoral fraud claims

Alberto Fernández rebuked the US for vetoing countries at the Americas Summit, which was meant to reinforce regional ties but has been dogged by squabbling

After a nearly 11-month-long investigation, the nine-member panel is ready to present its findings on what happened on January 6, 2021, when a pro-Trump mob stormed the building

The move was announced as part of the US-hosted Americas Summit, which is being boycotted by the Mexican president because Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua were not invited

At the White House, the Oscar-winning actor asked lawmakers to view gun control as a nonpartisan issue and admit the country has a ‘life preservation problem’

Sofía Heinonen, head of the Rewilding Argentina Foundation, says it took 15 years to get people to support the comeback of the largest land predator on the continent

With several countries threatening to boycott the event over its guest list, doubts have been raised about whether the meeting will be able to reach any meaningful agreement on illegal immigration

The latest incident, in which a man killed his doctor and three others before committing suicide, is the 233rd so far on what is setting out to be a record year for mass shootings

Authorities have reported at least 27 infections. Efforts to trace the disease point to the consumption of organic fruits from the Michoacán-based company FreshKampo

The Spanish foreign minister will attend the Summit of the Americas in LA and the pledge is expected to provide a political boost to the Biden administration

Local officials reported that the shooter is dead, without specifying the causes

The massacre perpetrated by the 18-year-old in Uvalde has once again put a spotlight on the lax gun regulations in the southern US state

Using testimony from witnesses and authorities, EL PAÍS retraced the events of the Texas school shooting that ended with 19 students and two teachers dead

This is what is known so far about the victims killed by Salvador Ramos: from the eight-year-old baseball fan to the 46-year-old teacher who was a mother to four

Before carrying out the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead in Uvalde, the 18-year-old student argued with his grandmother and shot her