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Politics 13 hours ago

GOP share of Latino vote steady under Trump, bolstered by evangelicals and vets

Though Latino voters are a key part of the Democratic coalition, there is a larger bloc of reliable Republican Latinos than many think. And the GOP's position among Latinos has not weakened during the Trump administration, despite the president's rhetoric against immigrants and the party's shift to the right on immigration.

World 13 hours ago

Desperate women fleeing Venezuela sell hair, breast milk, sex to get by

They come from a country that now resembles a war zone –their lives have been ripped apart by displacement, starvation, disease, desperation, torment and fear life – and while that war zone sentiment too has permeated the Colombian side of the border, there is at least a sense that survival is possible.

World 13 hours ago

US Navy offers what Venezuelan regime can't: Urgent health care

While the Venezuelan government continues downplay the horrific humanitarian and economic crisis,a floating US Navy hospital, USNS Comfort, is attempting to alleviate some of the burden.

World 13 hours ago

Venezuelans regret gun ban, 'a declaration of war against an unarmed population'

As Venezuela continues to crumble under the socialist dictatorship of President Nicolas Maduro, some are expressing words of warning – and resentment –regarding the country’s earlier gun control bill that saw citizens stripped of their weapons-owning rights.

VIDEO 13 hours ago

Maria Salazar: Immigration cannot allow Constitution abuse

Maria Salazar, former Florida GOP House candidate, says that order needs to be brought to immigration laws and birthright citizenship and the 1965 family reunification laws needs to be reviewed.

World 13 hours ago

Manipulation, fear, snitches, and a new cell: Behind the scenes as El Chapo goes to trial

He has been referred to as the "Usama bin Laden of the drug cartel world," and starting Tuesday, 61-year-old Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera – better known as "El Chapo" – will finally face the court of law.

World 13 hours ago

Trump amps up Venezuelan crackdown, sanctions gold exports with executive order

U.S President Donald Trump is continuing to squeeze the government of Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolas Maduro, introducing a new round of sanctions designed to further rattle the embattled South American country’s oil exports.

World 13 hours ago

Questions arise over politics, motivation of caravan organizers

As more than seven thousand continue to surge forward from Central America through Mexico and bound for the United States border in what has become known as the “migrant caravan,” scores of questions continue to be raised over how the mass migration effort was brought together, who is behind it and what prompted the movement even despite President Trump’s outspoken and controversial stance against illegal immigration.

Entertainment 13 hours ago

Iris Chacón on her career & why she's part of entertainment's revival mode

The entertainer who inspired Jennifer Lopez and Sofia Vergara is not exactly making a comeback, but her career is getting a second wind.

VIDEO 13 hours ago

Post-Maria Puerto Rican migration reshapes Central Florida

Maria displaced record number of people.

Science 13 hours ago

Archaeologists discover Aztec ball court in the heart of Mexico City

Archaeologists also detailed a grisly offering of 32 severed male neck vertebrae discovered in a pile just off the court.

World 13 hours ago

Super-Pope? People's Pope? Here Are Our Top 10 Moments Of Pope Francis' First Year

It’s been an unbelievable first year for Pope Francis. Here are the 'Top 10 Moments’ since he was elevated to pontiff.

VIDEO 13 hours ago

Women fire and police chiefs make history

Phoenix Fire and Police Departments broke barriers hiring females in male-dominated industry

World 13 hours ago

Fidel Castro's oldest son commits suicide, Cuban state media report

The oldest son of the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro committed suicide at the age of 68, Cuban state media announced on Thursday.

World 13 hours ago

Venezuelan first lady's nephews sentenced to prison on drug charges

Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady were sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for drug conspiracy convictions by a judge who said their ineptness at their criminal craft and otherwise crimeless background earned them leniency.

World 13 hours ago

US, Mexico, Cuba ready to sign 'Doughnut Hole' deal in Gulf waters

The United States, Mexico and Cuba aim to sign an agreement determining territorial water limits before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, three diplomatic officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

U.S. 13 hours ago

El Chapo can get psych exam in jail, judge rules

A U.S. judge has given permission for a psychologist to examine Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman behind bars.

World 13 hours ago

Mexico’s Labor Bill Loosens Hiring for Locals

A new reform has been approved, but many critics believe it has flaws.

World 13 hours ago

Jailed Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez given house arrest

Jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was transferred to house arrest after spending more than three years behind bars in a military prison, Venezuela's Supreme Court said Saturday.

World 13 hours ago

Ex-Brazil leader Lula biggest to fall in unblinking graft probe

The former president who brought Brazil to prominence on the world stage has been found guilty of corruption and money laundering — a historic judgment underscoring that no one is out of reach of this Latin American country's sprawling graft investigation.

Travel 13 hours ago

Venezuela sees Delta, Avianca halt flights to country amid political and economic turmoil

Avianca cited “operational limitations” as the reason for the abrupt cancellation of service, while Delta made no official statement on its move. A letter submitted to Venezuela’s National Institute of Civil Aviation by Delta informed officials in the country that the last flight from the airline’s hub in Atlanta to Caracas will be on Sept. 16, 2017, with a return flight the next day.

World 13 hours ago

Venezuela election sees mass boycott; 7 killed as protests turn violent

Venezuelans stayed away from the polls in massive numbers on Sunday in a show of protest against a vote to grant President Nicolas Maduro's ruling socialist party virtually unlimited powers in the face of a brutal socio-economic crisis and a grinding battle against its political opponents and groups of increasingly alienated and violent young protesters.

Politics 13 hours ago

Trump administration hits Venezuela's Maduro with sanctions after 'sham' vote

The Trump administration hit Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with financial sanctions on Monday in the wake of a weekend election that gave the country’s ruling party virtually unlimited powers.

World 13 hours ago

Trump condemns Venezuela jailing 2 opposition leaders

Venezuelan opposition leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma will be returning back to prison after they were taken from their homes by state security agents on Tuesday.

World 13 hours ago

Brazil's embattled president survives vote on bribery charge

Brazil's embattled president survived a key congressional vote that could have suspended him over a bribery charge, mustering enough support Wednesday night to stay in office and avoid being tried by the country's highest court.

U.S. 13 hours ago

Mexico drug cartel figure's son indicted on US drug charges

The son of a leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel has been indicted on drug smuggling charges in the United States and pleaded not guilty on Monday, less than two weeks after surrendering to U.S. border inspectors.

Politics 13 hours ago

Cuban diplomats kicked out of US after Americans experience 'physical symptoms' in Cuba

Two Cuban diplomats were kicked out of their embassy in Washington by the State Department after a number of mysterious incidents forced U.S. officials in Cuba to return home.

World 13 hours ago

Venezuela's ousted chief prosecutor flees to Colombia

Venezuela's ousted chief prosecutor has told the region's other prosecutors that President Nicholas Maduro removed her to stop a probe linking him and his inner circle to nearly $100 million in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

World 13 hours ago

Dozens missing as boat carrying 70 people sinks in Brazil

A boat carrying 70 people sank on a major river in northern Brazil with at least seven dead and dozens missing, authorities said Wednesday.

World 13 hours ago

Cuba 'acoustic attack' gave U.S. diplomats brain injuries, medical records show

U.S. diplomats were diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries and damage to the central nervous system from exposure to an “acoustic attack” in Cuba last year, CBS News reported Wednesday, citing obtained medical records.

U.S. 13 hours ago

Border Patrol checkpoint in New Hampshire nets arrests of 25 illegal immigrants

Border Patrol agents and law enforcement officers arrested 25 illegal immigrants, including 14 Colombian citizens, during a three-day checkpoint operation in central New Hampshire over the weekend.