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Mexico’s police focus on World Cup while thousands remain missing.
Mexico’s police focus on World Cup while thousands remain missing. June 12, 2026, 10:11 a.m. ET VideoMexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain Missing Mexico’s heavy security investment for the World Cup is drawing criticism from families of the disappeared, who argue the focus on safety for teams and fans ignores their search for missing loved ones.CreditCredit...Brent McDonald/The New York Times Brent McDonald is a Times senior video journalist based in Washington.
Mexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain Missing
new video loaded: Mexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain Missing transcript transcript Mexico’s Police Focus on World Cup While Thousands Remain Missing Mexico’s heavy security investment for the World Cup is drawing criticism from families of the disappeared, who argue the focus on safety for teams and fans ignores their search for missing loved ones. “We’re in a Black Hawk with Mexican police flying over Guadalajara’s Akron Stadium.
Video: Amid Chaos in Mexico, False Images Stoked Fears
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Video: How the U.S. Coast Guard Fights Drug Smuggling at Sea Original
We’re outside of Jacksonville, Fla., flying with the Coast Guard’s Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron, or HITRON, as they chase down a speedboat simulating drug-runners at sea. These are the counterdrug cops of the high seas. They intercept suspicious boats, seize illegal narcotics and arrest suspected drug smugglers to try to bring them to justice. The gunner aims for the engines. “We don’t intentionally shoot to hurt, kill, injure anybody.
What the Pentagon's Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
NEW YORK -- The scion of the Kennedy family has a skeleton. It lurks in the corner of the living room of his Chelsea apartment, wearing a brow…
What the Pentagon’s attack videos reveal about the boat strikes at sea
The grainy videos released by the Pentagon are just seconds long. Some show boats racing along the water, before they disappear in a ball of fire. In others, hazy figures can be seen moving around on deck before the vessel explodes. Since early September, the U.S. military has killed at least 83 people in strikes on boats in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. After each attack, the Pentagon has released a video clip showing the operation’s final moments, at times from multiple perspectives.
What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs. But they tell only part of the story. A compilation of videos released by the U.S. military between Sept. 2 and Nov.
Lo que revelan los videos de los ataques a embarcaciones en el Caribe y el Pacífico
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Lo que revelan los videos de los ataques a embarcaciones en el Caribe y el Pacífico El ejército ha hecho públicos 21 videos de ataques estadounidenses a embarcaciones que, afirma, trafican con drogas. Pero estos solo cuentan una parte de la historia. A compilation of videos released by the U.S. military between Sept. 2 and Nov.
What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. What the Pentagon’s Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea The military has released 21 video clips of U.S. attacks on vessels it says are trafficking drugs. But they tell only part of the story. A compilation of videos released by the U.S. military between Sept. 2 and Nov.
What the Pentagon's Attack Videos Reveal About the Boat Strikes at Sea
NEW YORK -- The scion of the Kennedy family has a skeleton. It lurks in the corner of the living room of his Chelsea apartment, wearing a brow…
Video: How Jamaica Is Dealing With Hurricane Melissa’s Aftermath
new video loaded: How Jamaica Is Dealing With Hurricane Melissa’s Aftermath How Jamaica Is Dealing With Hurricane Melissa’s Aftermath Brent McDonald, a senior video journalist for The New York Times, reports from the area of Jamaica where Hurricane Melissa made landfall with 185-mile-per-hour winds and 13 feet of surge. By Brent McDonald, Singeli Agnew, Rebecca Suner and Nikolay Nikolov November 4, 2025
The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa
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Video: The Jamaican Families Torn Apart by Hurricane Melissa Original
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A Squalid Building, a Tip to the Feds, and Then ‘Straight-Up Chaos’
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You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. On a humid September night in Chicago, Cameo Polk was asleep in his fifth-floor apartment when he heard the thump thump thump of a helicopter overhead. Outside, hundreds of men with masks and rifles were scurrying around the building. He briefly wondered if an invasion was underway.
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How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
WASHINGTON -- A man from El Salvador was stopped for allegedly driving a landscaping truck through federal parkland. A Honduran man was pulled over when police said he ran a stop sign as his family left a local park. A Jordanian man was detained while working in a food truck on the National Mall during a crackdown on unlicensed vendors.
How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
A man from El Salvador was stopped for allegedly driving a landscaping truck through federal parkland. A Honduran man was pulled over when the police said he ran a stop sign as his family left a local park. A Jordanian man was detained while working in a food truck on the National Mall during a crackdown on unlicensed vendors.
Dentro la macchina delle espulsioni statunitense
L’aeroporto internazionale di Alexandria, in Louisiana, ha l’aspetto di un piccolo scalo commerciale, con un negozio che vende caffè e merendine e finestroni affacciati sulle piste, da cui ogni giorno decollano e atterrano una decina di voli gestiti dall’American Airlines e dalla Delta. Ma a poche centinaia di metri dagli imbarchi c’è un’altra pista, molto più trafficata. È qui che Badar Khan Suri è atterrato in un pomeriggio di marzo.
How Louisiana Built Trump’s Busiest ICE Deportation Hub
A video shows detainees walking around an outdoor area surrounded by barbed-wire fences. Every day, hundreds of immigrants arrive at this airport in Alexandria, La., and are marched along the tarmac in shackles and handcuffs. A video shows detainees in handcuffs walking in a line near an airplane. Some are loaded onto deportation flights to other countries. A video shows detainees in handcuffs walking up a ramp into an airplane with nearby security officers.
Video: How Louisana Became ICE Detention Central
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Los planes de deportación masiva del presidente Donald Trump parecen haberse acelerado en mayo, ya que el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por su sigla en inglés) ha realizado más vuelos de expulsión que en ningún otro mes desde que asumió el cargo, según los datos públicos sobre vuelos recopilados por Tom Cartwright, un defensor de los migrantes que hace un seguimiento de los vuelos del ICE.
D.C. Mayor Removes Black Lives Matter Mural to Save City Funding
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Trump and Congress — in Four Speeches - Business And America
new video loaded: Trump and Congress — in Four Speeches transcript transcript Trump and Congress — in Four Speeches On Tuesday, President Trump will address a deeply divided Congress, whose legislative authority is now being tested by his aggressive executive orders. We look back at his evolving relationship with Congress through the speeches he gave during his first term. “The president of the United States.” Tuesday will be President Trump’s fifth time addressing a joint session of Congress.
White House PR Campaign Aims to Show Trump Making Good on Immigration Promise
WASHINGTON — In a two-minute, 47-second video posted on the White House social media account, U.S. Marines in V-22 Ospreys land at the southern border in clouds of dust, then gather up their M4 rifles as the sun streams over President Donald Trump’s partly finished border wall.
White House P.R. Campaign Aims to Show Trump Making Good on Immigration Promise
Share In a two-minute, 47-second video posted on the White House social media account, U.S. Marines in V-22 Ospreys land at the southern border in clouds of dust, then gather up their M4 rifles as the sun streams over President Trump’s partly finished border wall.The goal of the video, which has the hallmarks of an action movie trailer, is unmistakable: to make sure Americans see, often in visceral ways, that Mr. Trump is making good on his pledge to seal the border and deport people he calls...
Trump Administration Promotes Its Immigration Push With Major P.R. Effort
'Crash, Crash, Crash!': Audio Reveals History of Close Calls at Reagan Airport As investigators continue to try to determine the cause of Wednesday's plane collision in Washington, D.C., control tower audio from Reagan National Airport reveals a history of safety issues, airspace congestion and near misses. "Contact approach - stand by." "Crash, crash, crash! This is Alert 3.
Migrants Left Stranded After Trump Cancels Asylum Claims at Border
Thousands of migrants are now in limbo at the U.S.-Mexico border after President Trump shut down the main legal channel for asylum seekers to enter the country. Many had waited months for immigration appointments, until the CBP One app was abruptly shut down on Monday. Source link
'It Didn't Have to Happen This Way:' U.Va. Faculty Call for Review of Police Response to Protests
By Protesters: "Disclose! Divest!" In student-led protests around the country, university faculty have stood in support of demonstrators, risking arrest. "He is a professor. He is a professor." At the University of Virginia, The Times got an inside look at faculty's role. "I can take you through the blow by blow of the day if you want." And how their negotiations with police broke down at a crucial moment.
La falta de agua agravó el incendio forestal más letal de Chile, según denuncias
El incendio forestal que dejó 134 muertos y miles de casas destruidas fue impulsado por condiciones climáticas extremas. Según los bomberos y los residentes, la falta de agua en los hidrantes agravó las cosas.
Chile's Deadliest Wildfire Is Said to Have Been Made Worse by a Lack of Water Original
Wildfires in Chile New Fires Threaten Coast February's Deadly Blazes Photos Hope in the Ashes Did Climate Change Play a Role? Wildfires in Chile New Fires Threaten Coast February's Deadly Blazes Photos Hope in the Ashes Did Climate Change Play a Role? Poor water pressure and dry hydrants posed major obstacles to fighting the February fire that killed scores of people along the country's Pacific Coast.
Niños migrantes en EE. UU. arriesgan su vida en azoteas, así trabajan
En redes sociales, se llaman a sí mismos ruferitos. Despiertan antes del amanecer para ser trasladados a sitios de empleo remotos en EU. Cargan pesados bultos de tejas que les dejan los brazos temblorosos. Trabajan durante oleadas de calor sobre azoteas de chapopote que queman sus manos. La ley estadounidense prohíbe que menores de edad trabajen en reparación de techos debido a que es muy peligroso, pero niños migrantes realizan esta labor por todo EU, descubrió The New York Times.
Children, injured and dying in one of the most dangerous jobs
In an image provided by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, a Louisiana worksite where Crisanto Campos, 17, was electrocuted while using a forklift to raise a pallet of shingles onto a rooftop in 2022. It was his first time operating the machine. (Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office via The New York Times) By Hannah Dreier, Brent McDonald, Nicole Salazar, Annie Correal and Carson Kessler On social media, they call themselves ruferitos.
Children, injured and dying in one of the most dangerous jobs
On social media, they call themselves ruferitos. They wake before dawn to be driven to distant job sites, sometimes crossing state lines. They carry heavy bundles of shingles that leave their arms shaking. They work through heat waves on black-tar rooftops that scorch their hands. Federal law bars minors from roofing because it is so dangerous, but migrant children are doing this work across the United States, The New York Times found.
El drama de los niños inmigrantes que trabajan en uno de los empleos más peligrosos de EEUU
En las redes sociales se hacen llamar ruferitos. Se levantan antes del amanecer para que los lleven a lugares de trabajo lejanos, a veces a través de fronteras estatales. Cargan con pesados paquetes de tejas que les hacen temblar los brazos. Trabajan bajo olas de calor en tejados de alquitrán negro que les abrasan las manos.
Niños, lesionados y muertos en uno de los empleos más peligrosos
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En las redes sociales, se hacen llamar ruferitos. Se levantan antes del amanecer para que los lleven a lugares de trabajo lejanos, a veces a través de fronteras estatales. Cargan con pesados paquetes de tejas que les hacen temblar los brazos. Trabajan bajo olas de calor en tejados de alquitrán negro que les abrasan las manos. La ley federal prohíbe a los menores trabajar en tejados por su peligrosidad, pero los niños inmigrantes lo hacen en todo Estados Unidos, según descubrió The New York Times.
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Niños, lesionados y muertos en uno de los empleos más peligrosos
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En las redes sociales, se hacen llamar ruferitos. Se levantan antes del amanecer para que los lleven a lugares de trabajo lejanos, a veces a través de fronteras estatales. Cargan con pesados paquetes de tejas que les hacen temblar los brazos. Trabajan bajo olas de calor en tejados de alquitrán negro que les abrasan las manos. La ley federal prohíbe a los menores trabajar en tejados por su peligrosidad, pero los niños inmigrantes lo hacen en todo Estados Unidos, según descubrió The New York Times.
By Hannah Dreier Verified, Brent McDonald Verified, Nicole Salazar, Annie Correal Verified, Carson Kessler
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Yahoo Noticias
Children, injured and dying in one of the most dangerous Jobs
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Children, Injured and Dying in One of the Most Dangerous Jobs
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Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs
Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs By Hannah Dreier, Brent McDonald, Nicole Salazar, Annie Correal and Carson Kessler Dec. 14, 2023 This is Antoni Padilla, 15. He found work as a roofer in South Carolina after leaving Honduras. Federal law bars anyone under 18 from roofing because it’s so dangerous. But across the U.S., migrant children do this work anyway. They call themselves “ruferitos” on social media.
Children Risk Their Lives Building America’s Roofs
This is Antoni Padilla, 15. He found work as a roofer in South Carolina after leaving Honduras. Federal law bars anyone under 18 from roofing because it’s so dangerous. But across the U.S., migrant children do this work anyway. They call themselves “ruferitos” on social media. In videos like these, they talk about being underage and pose on rooftops and ladders, often without the required safety gear. One slip can be fatal.
A Rare Look at Texas' Border Tactics
Videos reveal increasing militarization as Gov. Greg Abbott orders more troops and concertina wire to try to stop illegal border crossings. Video David Peinado, Brent McDonald and Hundreds of migrants illegally crossing from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, into El Paso each day are running smack into what feels like a war zone: miles of triple-stack concertina wire and armed National Guard troops ordering them to return to Mexico.
Gridlock, Confusion and Waiting: On the Road with Spanish Rescuers in Morocco
new video loaded: Gridlock, Confusion and Waiting: On the Road with Spanish Rescuers in Morocco transcript Gridlock, Confusion and Waiting: On the Road with Spanish Rescuers in Morocco Our video journalists embedded with a team of Spanish military rescuers in Morocco as they attempted to save lives after the earthquake. They spent much of the day waiting for orders. We set out early Tuesday morning to try and catch one of these rescue crews that had recently arrived.
Iowa State Fair Goers Weigh In on a Possible Trump-Biden Rematch
Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, spoke to voters about their options in the 2024 presidential election. Read More
Video: Trump and DeSantis Converge in Iowa, Showing Who’s More Popular
new video loaded: Trump and DeSantis Converge in Iowa, Showing Who’s More Popular transcript transcript Trump and DeSantis Converge in Iowa, Showing Who’s More Popular Nicholas Nehamas, a Times campaign reporter, was at the Iowa State Fair, where Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald J. Trump competed for attention.
Run for the White House 2024: Trump and DeSantis will be circling each other at the Iowa State Fair. Our reporters are there to bring you the latest.
transcript Iowa State Fair Goers Weigh In on a Possible Trump-Biden Rematch Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, spoke to voters about their options in the 2024 presidential election. 00:00:00.000 —> 00:00:03.210 Not interested in seeing Biden-Trump rematch again. 00:00:03.210 —> 00:00:04.730 We’ve done that already. 00:00:04.730 —> 00:00:06.860 I think both parties can do better.
Canada is ravaged by fire. No one has paid more dearly than Indigenous people.
4 min read An emergency shelter that was opened in Roberval, Quebec, Canada for people forced to flee a wildfire farther north in the province, on June 7, 2023. By Brent McDonald, Matt Joycey and Ben Laffin In early July, fierce wildfires fueled by dry conditions in northern Quebec laid waste to large swaths of spruce forest, destroying cabins and tourist camps.
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