Meteorologists predict an El Niño for the history books

Meteorologists expect not only that an El Niño warming pattern will emerge this year, but also that it will be one of the strongest on record. And, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain's prime minister from 2004 to 2011, has been charged with influence peddling in the controversial rescue of an airline partly owned by government officials in Venezuela. Also, during a legislative session in Jamaica last week, a lawmaker used Jamaican Patois — also known as Jamaican — and caused quite a stir. Plus, go into the weekend with the electronic sounds of Cumbia.Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices