Honduras

Tonight, we’re taking a look at the border crisis from the viewpoint of a young boy who made the six-month journey from Honduras to Texas mostly on foot. Now, he’s retracing his footsteps with help from his teacher. NBC 5’s Candace Sweat has the story.

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of mosquitoes.

Women at a prison in Honduras had complained for weeks about threats from gang members. The gang fulfilled those threats, slaughtering 41 women, officials said.

A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras has left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blames on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries.