Tag: Colombia

California Officials Investigating Flight of Migrants to Sacramento

The state attorney general’s office said the migrants carried documents that specified a Florida government agency and a firm that dropped migrants in Martha’s Vineyard last year.

Colombia’s Peace-Whisperer Makes Plenty of Enemies

Leyner Palacios’s push for dialogue, forgiveness and reconciliation has made him the face of peace in Colombia — and subjected him to death threats.

Los colombianos con la enfermedad de Huntington olvidados por la ciencia

Con el fin de indagar sobre la enfermedad de Huntington, unos investigadores contactaron a familias colombianas que viven con esa aflicción. Cuarenta años después, los científicos recién hacen seguimiento, esperando que no sea demasiado tarde.

Sought Out by Science, and Then Forgotten

Four decades ago, medical researchers reached out to ailing families in Colombia for insights into Huntington’s disease. Scientists are just now following up, hoping it’s not too late.