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A danger sign at Imperial Beach is shown in this photo, March. 2, 2018.

San Diego Mayor Plans To Talk About Cross-Border Sewage During Mexico Trip

Mayor Kevin Faulconer plans to discuss cross-border sewage when he travels to Mexico in March.

Venezuela's congressional leader Juan Guaidó is being recognized by a rising number of governments, including the U.S., as the country's interim president. In this photo, Guaidó (center) speaks to a crowd of opposition supporters at Bolívar Square in eastern Caracas, last Friday.

Opinion: Foreign Forces Did Not Start Venezuela's Transition. Venezuela Did

Venezuela's government and opposition triggered the political standoff that's drawing an international response. Latin America expert Javier Corrales explains how.

Venezuela's top prosecutor, Tarek William Saab, talks to reporters in Caracas on Tuesday. He announced that Juan Guaidó, now President Nicolás Maduro's most prominent opponent, is barred from leaving the country because of an investigation.

United States Warns Americans Not To Travel To Venezuela As Tensions Rise

The U.S. supports the main opposition leader who has been barred by Venezuela's Supreme Court from leaving the country.

Tijuana River is swollen with rainwater and tainted with sewage on Feb. 27, 2017

Mayor Faulconer Urges San Diego To Join Suit Over Cross-Border Sewage

The city of San Diego is poised to join the legal battle to stop the flow of pollution in waterways at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and National Security Adviser John Bolton announce sanctions against Venezuela at the White House Monday.

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Venezuelan State Oil Monopoly

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says payments from U.S. refiners will go into an escrow account until Juan Guaidó or another leader replaces President Nicolás Maduro.

Li Wenzu, the wife of imprisoned lawyer Wang Quanzhang, reacts before an interview at her home in Beijing. Wang, a prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, was sentenced on Jan. 28 to 4 1/2 years in prison for state subversion.

Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Prison

Wang Quanzhang was arrested in 2015 along with hundreds of other legal activists. Human rights groups say the sentence makes a mockery of the rule of law.

Venezuela's National Assembly head Juan Guaidó waves during a mass opposition rally, during which he declared himself the country's acting president on Jan. 23.

Who Is Venezuela's Juan Guaidó?

The 35-year-old politician declared himself acting president this week, and has been recognized as the country's president by the Trump administration.

Brandon Lewis, a junior at Miami's Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, passed Algebra I, but has struggled with the end-of-course exam in that subject.

Are High School Exit Exams An Unnecessary Barrier To Graduation?

Eight times Brandon Lewis has taken Florida's Algebra I end-of-course exam. And eight times he's failed it.

U.S., European Diplomats Urge Nicaragua's President To Speak With Opposition Groups

Top level U.S. and European diplomats are visiting Nicaragua urging its president to return to a national dialogue with opposition groups. The pleas come at a time of crackdown on press and protests.

Former U.S. Ambassador To Venezuela Discusses Current Political Turmoil

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former Ambassador to Venezuela Patrick Duddy about the Trump administration's push to oust Nicolás Maduro as president of Venezuela.

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