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BROWNSVILLE, TX — A string of orange buoys is growing in the Rio Grande, as the Trump administration builds a "river wall" to stop what is now a trickle of illegal migration. Unlawful border crossings ...

In this 250th anniversary year of the United States, pianist Lara Downes is traveling the country collecting conversations with scholars, searching for our history through songs. Her latest stop is a ...

A sewer line breach in Maryland last month sent millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River, posing potential serious public health risks. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) said the ...

The Boi Tolo, one of the city’s most iconic street parties, has come to represent the glittery, gritty grass-roots celebration far from the glamour of the official parades. Revelers taking part in the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — The mayor of Rio de Janeiro gave King Momo the key to the Brazilian city on Friday, ushering in the symbolic Carnival monarch’s five-day reign over the festivities. Until Wednesday, ...

A parade float praising Brazil's president Lula strode through Rio's Sambadrome, drawing controversy and triggering lawsuits. Critics of the president accused him of improperly using the nation's high ...

Dozens of bodies are lined up at the entrance of the Vila Cruzeiro favela after the deadliest police operation in Rio’s history left more than 130 people dead Photograph: Alan Lima/The Guardian In ...

Henri Rivers IV, competing for Jamaica in the slalom, would spin out in difficult conditions and register a DNF. Dustin Satloff / Getty Images BORMIO, Italy — The most important minute of Henri Rivers ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In Alaska’s Brooks Range, a wilderness of rugged peaks and crystalline rivers just north of the Arctic Circle, ...