Guatemala's shift in leadership from Colom to Pérez Molina speaks to security issues but raises concerns about indigenous and human rights.

A Canadian minister's recent ban against the burqa and niqab, when closely scrutinized, stifles the kinds of freedoms it claims to be defending.

Untapped natural gas reserves could eventually provide Mexico with energy independence, but the question of fracking hangs in the air.

The U.S. Army and the U.S. Geological Survey have concluded that injecting water into deep rock formations causes earthquakes.

The Occupy Wall Street movement has gone global, spreading to more than 1,000 cities in the United States and at least 92 countries worldwide.

President Santos stands at a crossroads between empty anti-terrorist rhetoric and a new security framework that could actually lead Colombia toward peace.

China is investing billions of dollars in Venezuelan oil, a relationship that gives China access to the region and decreases Venezuelan dependence on U.S. business.

Despite all the lead up, hype and anticipation that surrounds the Super Bowl, the number one football question this time of year is "What time does the Super Bowl start?"

University students in São Paulo have organized a series of demonstrations and been met with fierce resistance from the establishment.

Politicians have become adept at boiling complex issues down to simple phrases that appeal emotionally to voters, which erodes the integrity of debate.

Evidence continues to mount that shows the Americas experienced a complex, transcontinental history of cultural exchange before Christopher Columbus ever entered the scene.

Food-insecure countries are outsourcing food production to countries like Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil through agreements that threaten indigenous people and the environment.