The Latest Breaking News from Americas

Cat domestication follows colonization

A new study puts a date on when humans domesticated cats — and peculiarly, their history seems to follow ours

Salon · Dec 14, 2022

Reaction in Americas region to ousting of Peru's Castillo

The following are reactions from political leaders across the Americas to the ousting of Pedro Castillo as Peru's president on Wednesday and the swearing in of Vice President Dina Boluarte as the country's first woman president:

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

U.S. NSC chief visits Brazil's Lula, discuss democracy, climate change

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Monday with Brazil's President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and discussed strengthening democracy in the Americas, combating climate change and the situation in Haiti and Venezuela, Lula's top foreign policy advisor said.

Reuters · Dec 5, 2022

Profits more than double at Bentley as new models drive sales

Sales increased in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and the UK but fell on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau and in the Middle East, Africa and India

Birmingham Post · Nov 2, 2022

Volcon And Torrot Are Teaming Up On A Range Of Electric Bikes For Kids

Volcon ePowersports announced a distribution deal with youth motorcycle maker Torrot to co-brand and distribute electric bikes for kids in the Americas.

RideApart · Oct 14, 2022

Warning life on Earth on brink of catastrophe as climate change and destruction of nature undermine planet

Wildlife populations have fallen nearly 70% globally since 1970, the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet Report reveals – equivalent to a wipe-out of everyone in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and China

Irish Mirror · Oct 13, 2022

Joe Rogan, Whole Foods, Chick-fil-A: Digital ad data reveal parties targeting two Americas

Axios analyzed more than 93,000 Facebook and Instagram ad targeting inputs.

Axios · Oct 12, 2022

Columbus Day parade marks 70th year on march through Chicago

The parade returns to its pre-pandemic size and welcomes Italian-American and other cultural groups in a celebration of the immigrant experience in the Americas.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 10, 2022

Indigenous People’s Day: Why many Americans celebrate it instead of Columbus Day

The holiday was created in reaction to the atrocities carried out by Columbus and European settlers against Native American people in the Americas

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Oldest public library in the Americas has Catholic origins

According to UNESCO, the Mexican city of Puebla is home to the oldest public library in the Americas

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022