According to a new study that just came out of Johns Hopkins University, researchers found that the lockdown policies around the world have had little to no effect on COVID mortality. And when you factor in the negatives that the lockdowns brought—such as joblessness, depression, suicide, and so on—they concluded the lockdowns were, by far, a…

Guatemalan soccer player, Marcos Menaldo, has died after suffering from a heart attack during a training session on Jan. 3 in preparation for the new season, according to reports. The 25-year-old central defender, who plays with Club Deportivo Marquense based in the Guatemalan city of San Marcos, collapsed during practice and was rushed to a…

SANTA CATARINA IXTAHUACAN, Guatemala—Hundreds of demonstrators laid coffins on a platform to block a highway in Guatemala Monday to protest the weekend killings of a dozen people. The protesters placed eight coffins on an improvised wooden platform to demand justice in the case. They carried banners reading, “We have The Right to Live in Peace.”…

President Joe Biden meets with Democratic lawmakers about the future of DACA, after a judge ruled it illegal. Biden says he supports plans to add immigration measures to the sweeping infrastructure package. A New York and Washington, D.C. restaurant group says it will require patrons to prove they’ve been vaccinated to get in the door….

Tropical storm Elsa making landfall in Florida. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings in effect for a long stretch of coastline. How is it affecting search efforts at the condo collapse? DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas meets with the president of Guatemala to discuss immigration. This as residents of Texas describe escalating tensions with increasingly aggressive illegal…

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Guatemala on Monday to discuss how to curb illegal immigration. What else is planned for her first oversees trip as vice president? Former President Trump made his second major public appearance in North Carolina this weekend. He gave an endorsement for a U.S. Senate candidate, and remarked on critical…

WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Guatemala and Mexico this week is likely to emphasize cooperation with non-government organizations, amid some criticism from local officials over the timing and thrust of her mission to curb migration to the United States from the region, advisers and experts said. The vice president’s first overseas trip since…

WASHINGTON—U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Guatemala and Mexico this week is likely to emphasize cooperation with non-government organizations, amid some criticism from local officials over the timing and thrust of her mission to curb migration to the United States from the region, advisers and experts said. The vice president’s first overseas trip since…

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris’ plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed safely and she gave a thumbs-up when she got off. “I’m…

Vice President Kamala Harris in talks with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei Monday proposed that the United States helps train members of a Guatemalan task force in charge of protecting the country’s border. In a virtual meeting, Harris offered to send 16 Department of Homeland Security employees to assist in the effort, amid a recent spike…