January 12, 2017 New Venezuelan VP's alleged ties with Hezbollah, radicalism raise concerns The son of a Lebanese mother and a Syrian father, the 42-year-old El Aissami is also one of the most obscure figures in government circles.
January 12, 2017 Trump's transition team meets with main US Hispanic organizations The meeting occurred on Tuesday morning at Hillsdale College's Kirby Center, located near the US Congress.
January 11, 2017 Argentinian filmmaker reshaping Latin American cinema for the U.S. audience Hebe Tabachnik, the Ibero-American programmer for the Palm Spring Film Festival, is quickly becoming one of the most influential Latinas in Latin cinema.
January 11, 2017 Venezuela contesting elections; opposition on verge of losing supermajority in assembly The government’s party needs to succeed in unseating just one of the eight elected lawmakers to take away the so-called supermajority from the opposition.
January 11, 2017 Mexico considers decriminalizing marijuana – thanks to U.S. example For the last couple of years, Mexican legislator Fernando Belaunzarán has watched as millions of Americans in 24 states across the country have approved the legal use of marijuana – mostly as medicine but also for recreational use in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.
January 11, 2017 Gentrification in Washington Heights forcing out longtime mom and pop shops As rents rise, an increasing number of long-established storefronts in New York City's Washington Heights have been shuttering.
January 11, 2017 Venezuela's ruling party handpicks 13 supreme justices, paving way for conflict With less than two weeks to go before the new opposition-led National Assembly is sworn in, Venezuela´s government party stepped on the gas pedal this week and appointed 13 new Supreme Court justices.
January 11, 2017 After scare, young siblings push 'Bike It! Santa Ana' campaign to keep cyclists safe For two Santa Ana teens and their families, the dangers of riding a bike became both personal and the driving force to make a difference in their community.
January 11, 2017 Opinion: What women ought to learn from Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines As a guest during the show – and a proud Colombian – I was one of those spectators that with Ariadna cried with joy and then was found without words after the shocking turn of events.
January 11, 2017 Spanish skaters and street artist turn decaying church into 'Sistine Chapel' of skateboarding A church in northern Spain is giving a whole new meaning to the skateboard trick called a Christ Air.
