News and analysis from North and South America, including policy, economy, and regional developments.
AmericasMexico is using AI-assisted mammogram analysis to detect breast cancer earlier — cutting long waits and stretching scarce specialist capacity in a country where an estimated 85% of cases are diagnosed late.
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AmericasAttorney Thomas Giuffra says the woman accusing seven men of raping her at a Cornell fraternity in 2024 is "under siege" online. Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor and vowed to close a loophole in New York's rape laws.
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AmericasChrista Pike is unconscious, intubated and on a ventilator in a Nashville-area hospital two days after Tennessee's failed execution attempt, her attorneys said in a Friday court filing. Hospital staff are working to save her life and clear the administered pentobarbital from her system.
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AmericasThe US added just 29,000 jobs in September as unemployment rose to 4.2%, in the last jobs report before the midterms. Democrats, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, call President Trump's economic agenda a failure.
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AmericasBrazil's final TV Globo presidential debate was cancelled after Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro both withdrew, while police ruled out a bomb threat at the Supreme Court in Brasília — three days before Sunday's first-round vote.
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AmericasTennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike — the only woman on the state's death row — failed Wednesday night after two doses of pentobarbital did not stop her heart. She was taken to a hospital, and Governor Bill Lee paused the rest of 2026's executions.
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AmericasRenee Good's family filed two federal lawsuits Thursday over the ICE agent's fatal shooting of the 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis, naming officer Jonathan Ross, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem and Tom Homan.
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AmericasTennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike — the only woman on the state's death row and the first woman set to be executed there in over 200 years — failed Wednesday night after two doses of pentobarbital did not stop her heart. She was taken to a nearby hospital.
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AmericasThis past week has been marked by a series of significant global events, captured through striking imagery that reflects both diplomatic milestones and natural challenges. From the spiritual significance of Pope Leo XIV's historic visit to France to the high-stakes geopolitical meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the world stage
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AmericasBritish authorities have launched a major incident response near the RAF Fairford airbase in Gloucestershire, southwest England, a facility frequently utilized by the U.S. Air Force for operations, including those targeting Iran. On Sunday, September 27, 2026, police evacuated several homes in the Whelford area and detained multiple men on suspicion of offenses related to
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AmericasA powerful nor'easter storm has unleashed significant coastal flooding, widespread power outages, and travel chaos across the northeastern United States, prompting states of emergency in New York and New Jersey. Millions of residents from Virginia to Maine are bracing for heavy rainfall, strong winds, and dangerous surf conditions. The storm, which intensified over the weekend,
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AmericasA powerful and slow-moving nor'easter has swept across the northeastern United States, unleashing high winds and heavy rains that have left approximately 100,000 customers without electricity. The storm, which began impacting the region on Saturday, September 25, 2026, is forecast to persist throughout the weekend, affecting tens of millions of people across the mid-Atlantic and
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