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January 11, 2017

Brazil Loses Big At World Cup - And Not Just On The Field

While the World Cup may provide a short-term boost to the Brazilian economy, experts say, the long-term results are far from being the big moneymaker that Pres. Dilma Rousseff's government is hoping for.

January 11, 2017

Germany Destroys Brazil’s Dream Of Winning A World Cup At Home, 7-1

Six minutes. That’s how long it took for the German national team to turn a full, rollicking Estádio Mineirão crowd of 58,000 or so into a silent-as-the-grave group of mourners.

January 11, 2017

With More Than 1 Billion Posts, Tweets And Likes, World Cup Scores In Social Media

With more than a billion Facebook interactions and 300 million tweets, the 2014 World Cup is likely to be the biggest social media event ever.

January 11, 2017

Opinion: Obamacare's Emphasis On Contraception Without Co-Pay Is Political Ploy, Not Health Initiative

This week the hysteria in the media was incredible after the Supreme Court ruled that Hobby Lobby did not have to include some contraceptives in the health insurance.

January 11, 2017

Something New Under The Sun: Latino-Owned Farms In U.S. Growing At A Healthy Pace

The number of Hispanic-owned farms is rapidly increasing in the United States, and it's thanks in part to the fact that about 15 years ago minority farmers successfully sued the U.S. government for discriminating against them.

January 11, 2017

'A Second Chance At Life': Separated Siblings Reunited In Time For Kidney Donation

After crossing paths at times over the last couple decades, two relative strangers’ lives in Oxnard, Calif. were changed forever when they discovered they were actually brother and sister.

January 11, 2017

Dallas-Area Businessman Holds Toy Drive For Undocumented Minors Held By Border Patrol In Texas

A Texas businessman has launched a toy drive for the unaccompanied children crossing the border into the Lone Star state.

January 11, 2017

Local Communities Feel The Pressure As Border Influx Comes To Their Towns

Residents of towns slated to receive Central American immigrants from the current influx on the U.S.-Mexico border are taking to the streets and town hall meetings to protest federal plans that many say are being forced upon them.

January 11, 2017

So Close, But No Semifinal: Costa Rica Plays Netherlands To 0-0 Tie, Falls In Shootout

The little country that could, Costa Rica, gave the soccer Goliath, the Netherlands, everything they could handle on Saturday in Salvador, Brazil, and then some, but Holland prevailed, 0-0 (4-3).

January 11, 2017

Argentina Holds Off Belgium 1-0 In A Physical Battle, Reaches World Cup Semifinal

Argentina scored an early goal and held off a young Belgian team, to reach the semifinals for the first time since 1990.