October 18, 2010 > Staff
Gunmen In Mexico Kill Six People At Family Reunion; Marine And Three Zetas Die In Monterrey
Today in Latin America Top Story — Men armed with assault rifles opened fire Friday during a family reunion in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez, killing six people […] Read More >
October 18, 2010 > Molly OToole
Immigration Debate Centers On Arizona, As Mid-Term Elections Approach (Part 1 of 3)
MESA, Arizona — Primary election day found Senator Russell Pearce with droplets of sweat rolling down his forehead behind his orange, round-rimmed sunglasses. He tried to rub them away from […] Read More >
October 15, 2010 > Staff
Chilean Miners Treated In Hospital; Offers Pour In For Their Story
Today in Latin America Top Story — The 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days in Chile’s San José mine are now in the nearby Copiapo Regional Hospital, where doctors […] Read More >
October 14, 2010 > Staff
Final Chilean Miner Brought To Surface After 22 1/2-Hour Rescue Effort
Today in Latin America Top Story — All of the 33 trapped Chilean miners were brought safely to the surface Thursday night as the miner’s foreman came above ground after […] Read More >
October 14, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Hispanic Groups Aim To Mobilize Voters Before November
Amid concerns that Hispanics are less likely to vote in November, activist groups are working to push every voter to the polls. Calling for Latinos to “vote for respect,” grassroots […] Read More >
October 13, 2010 > Staff
First Chilean Miner Rescued Late Tuesday Night To Cheers From Crowd
Today in Latin America Top Story — Late on Tuesday evening, after 69 days stuck underground, Florencio Avalos became the first of the 33 Chilean trapped miners to make it […] Read More >
October 12, 2010 > Staff
Gunmen Kill Eight Mexican Police Officers During An Ambush In Sinaloa
Today in Latin America Top Story — Gunmen killed eight police officers and wounded another during an ambush in northern Mexico. The gunmen attacked four police cars on a highway […] Read More >
October 12, 2010 > Raisa Camargo
Criminal Deportations Reach Record High; Deportations Up 70 Percent Since Obama Took Office
WASHINGTON — Criminal deportations have reached a record high in U.S. history, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said last Wednesday. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) deported 392,862 […] Read More >
October 11, 2010 > Staff
Chilean Miners Expected To Be Rescued On Wednesday; Arguing Over Who Will Go Last
Today in Latin America Top Story — Engineers in Chile are reinforcing an escape shaft with the hope of freeing the 33 trapped miners by Wednesday, as the miners argue […] Read More >
October 8, 2010 > Staff
Peruvian Intellectual Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Prize
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday due in part for his writings about political corruption in […] Read More >