January 11, 2017 Harvard-trained Colombian mayor uses data and science to drop murder rate The Harvard-trained scientist, on his second, non-consecutive term as the mayor of Colombia’s second largest city, was recently awarded the first ever Roux Prize – given to individuals who use scientific data to improve public health – for his work in reducing violent crime and homicides in Cali.
January 11, 2017 Latino vote will not be major factor in tight midterm races, Pew study says A record 25.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote in November’s midterm elections, reflecting a rise of 3.9 million Latinos voters since 2010. But in most of the roughly eight states with close Senate races, Latinos comprise less than 5 percent of eligible voters.
January 11, 2017 National Latino museum in indefinite limbo because of congressional gridlock, leader says Bills to pave the way for the National Museum of the American Latino to be established in the Smithsonian's unused Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall have stalled in Congress.
January 11, 2017 Elizabeth Peña, prolific Hollywood actress who starred in 'La Bamba,' 'Modern Family' dies at 55 The Cuban-American actress died Tuesday in Los Angeles at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center of natural causes after a brief illness, her manager Gina Rugolo said Wednesday.
January 11, 2017 Venezuelan U.N. Security Council spot could be thorn in the side for U.S. officials Venezuela looks to be a shoo-in for a spot on the Security Council after gaining the backing of from Latin American and Caribbean nations for a seat in the 2015-16 session.
January 11, 2017 Rick Sanchez: Ebola vaccine could soon be on the way Amid the angst, the worrying and apoplectic news anchors all screaming, “Ebola is coming, run for the hills,” there is an untold story that offers hope. It’s a story about a vaccine that may be close to becoming reality.
January 11, 2017 CIA report says lessons to be learned from Nicaragua and Cuba when dealing with Syria The C.I.A.’s counterinsurgency efforts throughout Latin America – particularly in Fidel Castro’s Cuba and Sandinista Nicaragua – are prime examples of the issues entailed in the U.S. policy to arm rebels hostile to anti-American governments, the report indicates.
January 11, 2017 In U.S. congressional race between Valadao and Renteria, a clash of politicians with farming backgrounds In California’s 21st congressional district, which tends to alternate between the parties, Republican incumbent David Valadao, a first-term House member, is fighting for re-election against Democrat Amanda Renteria.
January 11, 2017 Opinion: An uphill battle - HIV/AIDS and the Latino population Despite our advances, 50,000 Americans still become infected with HIV each year. If nothing were to change, by 2024 that number would increase by a half-million.
January 11, 2017 Grammy-winning Chilean rock band, La Ley, reunited after a decade apart, mounts U.S. tour After a decade of doing individual projects, the trio of Beto Cuevas, Pedro Furgone and Mauricio Claveria reunited once again, and they sound better than ever.