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Politics 11 hours ago

Biden again praises Latino diversity as being 'unlike the African American community'

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears to have doubled down on his praise of "diversity" within the Latino community "unlike" the Black community. 

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump campaign launches Spanish-language TV ads ripping Democrats over Goya foods controversy

The Trump campaign is utilizing the controversy over Goya foods in a new Spanish-language television ad campaign. 

Opinion 11 hours ago

Alfredo Ortiz: AOC & Dems launch absurd boycott of Goya Foods after CEO joins Trump pro-Hispanic initiative

Democratic politicians and activists have launched a ridiculous boycott campaign against Goya Foods because its CEO is helping lead President Trump's Hispanic Prosperity Initiative.

U.S. 11 hours ago

Army Secretary announces independent review of command culture following Vanessa Guillen's death

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has directed an independent "comprehensive review" following the death pf Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. 

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump signs executive order to expand school choice for Hispanic students

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order establishing the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative – a move the administration says will improve access Latinos have to educational and economic opportunities.

Politics 11 hours ago

Biden’s Spanish-language ads include different versions with Cuban, Puerto Rican and Mexican accents

The Spanish-language ads all use the same slogan to contrast him with President Trump-- “los cuentos no pagan las cuentas"

Politics 11 hours ago

Florida's Cuban, Venezuelan voters alarmed by socialist Bernie Sanders' rise

In an iconic Cuban restaurant located in the heart of Little Havana, dozens of Latinos gathered around to sip strong coffee and talk politics. What’s on most of their minds? A fear of the rising Democratic front-runner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,who as of late stunned a majority of their community.

Media 11 hours ago

Geraldo Rivera urges Trump to 'speak with compassion' about Hispanic voters, says Hispanic vote 'up for grabs'

Geraldo Rivera appeared on "The Five" Wednesday and advocated that President Trump reach out to the Hispanic voters, saying the Hispanic vote us "up for grabs" and that Trump could reach out and win them over.

VIDEO 11 hours ago

Jennifer Lopez and Shakira preview Super Bowl LIV halftime show

Two music superstars are set to take the Super Bowl LIV halftime show stage

story 11 hours ago

Planned $45M Pulse memorial faces resistance by some shooting victims

Some families who lost loved ones in the June 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting stand behind a plan to build a museum memorializing the attack. Others are standing firmly against it.

Entertainment 11 hours ago

Shakira talks depression following 2017 vocal cord hemorrhage

Shakira is opening up about the depression she experienced after a 2017 hemorrhage of her right vocal chord.

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump campaign trolls Biden after buying URL named for his Latino campaign

Just after the Biden campaign rolled out a Latino voter outreach program Wednesday, the Trump campaign quickly figured out another way to “own the libs" by buying the URL for Biden's new campaign slogan. 

Politics 11 hours ago

Former Bush official urges Latinos to vote Trump out, saying GOP has 'lost control of the monster they helped create'

A former official in the George W. Bush administration has penned a Washington Post op-ed urging his "fellow Latinos" to vote President Trump out of office, saying the Republican Party has "have lost control of the monster they helped create."

Entertainment 11 hours ago

Jamie-Lynn Sigler 'excited' to play Disney's first Jewish Latina princess

After 82 years of Disney princesses, Disney Channel is now introducing its first Jewish Latina princess.

VIDEO 11 hours ago

25 killed in attack on bar in southern Mexico

Fears grow in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico as gang related attacks rise.

Politics 11 hours ago

Telemundo anchor spars with Trump on immigration, Dreamers: 'Do you have something against immigrants?'

In a contentious yet cordial interview on Spanish language network Telemundo Thursday, President Trump defended his record with immigrants both legal and illegal, his tactics with Mexico and blamed Democrats for being unwilling to cut a deal for Dreamers.

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump campaign to launch 'Latinos for Trump' effort in Miami

President Donald Trump will begin his 2020 re-election effort by trying to woo Hispanic voters with a kickoff event in the crucial swing state of Florida, home to a sizeable portion of Hispanic voters. 

Politics 11 hours ago

Florida counties scrambling after abrupt order mandating bilingual ballots by 2020 primary

Rural counties across Florida are struggling to meet a state mandate to offer bilingual ballots to all its voters in time for March 2020 primary. 

VIDEO 11 hours ago

Florida is providing Spanish language ballots across the state

Only 13 counties already use bilingual ballots

VIDEO 11 hours ago

SI Swimsuit's Manuela Alvarez Hernandez says she's grateful for getting a degree before modeling

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit pinup Manuela Alvarez Hernandez revealed she's grateful for getting a degree before pursuing a modeling career.

Politics 11 hours ago

Pompeo warns Russia against 'messing around with Venezuela'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had strict words on Sunday for Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Venezuela – a day before the two are scheduled to meet to discuss, among other things, the continuing political crisis in the South American nation.

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown

The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded several Obama-era policies toward Cuba, while imposing tough sanctions against Venezuela and Nicaragua – as part of a new crackdown on what National Security Adviser John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism."

Politics 11 hours ago

Trump's Venezuela envoy clashes with Ilhan Omar at hearing: 'That is a ridiculous question'

The Trump administration's new special envoy for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, clashed Wednesday with freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a House hearing on the Caracas crisis after the congresswoman tried to turn focus to Abrams' history in Latin America while asking him point-blank whether he'd support "genocide" if it served American interests. 

World 11 hours ago

How deep are cracks in Venezuelan military support for Maduro?

As most of his cohorts in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington hastily burned documents and packed their bags to return to the capital Caracas, after President Nicolas Maduro severed all diplomatic ties with the United States last week, the country’s military attaché’ Col. Jose Luis Silva instead became the first high-ranking officer to defect since opposition leader and head of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, formally challenged Maduro for the nation’s leadership last week.

World 11 hours ago

From secret meetings to social media to military rumblings: How Venezuelan protests came to life

Thousands swarmed the Venezuelan streets this week, across the country calling for their regime leader Nicolas Maduro to step down. But the anti-government demonstrations were far from spontaneous.

World 11 hours ago

Inside the Venezuelan protest movement: 'This is our chance!'

Draped in the flag of their country – once the richest and most prosperous in Venezuela – thousands of Venezuelans poured into the streets on Wednesday and Thursday, vigorously calling for reigning President Nicolas Maduro to be removed from office.

World 11 hours ago

Pence officially backs Venezuelan opposition, condemns President Maduro

US Vice President Mike Pence has issued a message to Venezuelans, condemning their “dictator” leader Nicolas Maduro and declaring official U.S support for the opposition leader, Juan Guaido.

World 11 hours ago

Venezuela, Iran and Hezbollah - all hostile to the US - forge closer ties

It’s a relationship that has a history of coziness, but as the regimes of Iran and Venezuela become increasingly isolated and sanctioned by the U.S and much of the international community – the two governments, with the help of Tehran’s proxy Hezbollah, are believed to be tightening the bond.

World 11 hours ago

Venezuelan supreme court judge defects to US

A Venezuelan Supreme Court justice, who was considered to be a longtime Maduro government loyalist, defected to the United States with his family over the weekend, claiming to object to the President’s forthcoming second term.

World 11 hours ago

Colombia’s peace agreement bloodied by distrust, drugs - and the Venezuelan regime

With a potent push of instability from neighboring Venezuela and its own internal struggles, Colombia’s Nobel-winning peace process with is on increasingly feeble ground.

World 11 hours ago

Spiraling Venezuela crisis threatens to infect entire region, analysts say

The depth of the Venezuelan catastrophe threatens to unravel the stability and wreak financial havoc beyond just Latin America, with little end in sight.