Puerto Rico commits to reform police force

The Justice Department and Puerto Rico signed off on a major civil rights agreement on Wednesday to reform the commonwealth's very troubled police force.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/justice/puerto-rico-civil-rights/index.html

Cuban baseball star 'defects to US'

A baseball player from Cuba's national team reportedly defects to the US ahead of a series of friendly matches against a US all-stars team.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23352758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa