Judge: Joe Arpaio’s office profiled Latinos
PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding...
View ArticleOpinion: Dreading the reaction to a Latino president’s version of Obama’s...
CHICAGO — Judging from reactions to remarks by the president and first lady during separate commencement speeches recently, I have to imagine that it’ll be a bit of a bummer for Hispanics if a Latino...
View ArticlePublicly and behind the curtain, the Gang of 8 held the strings on...
WASHINGTON — For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to...
View ArticleTeaching kids the value of curating the web
These days, most parents have a basic understanding of the digital world that surrounds their kids. Whether they’re toddlers, second graders or middle schoolers, kids are learning to embrace their...
View ArticleOpinion: Under the cover of scandals, immigration reform chugs along
If Lois Lerner knows something, she isn’t talking. Last week, the head of the IRS’s tax-exempt division appeared before a House committee to discuss the alleged targeting of conservative groups by her...
View ArticleExperts question death penalty for Ariel Castro in Cleveland case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor faces numerous obstacles as he weighs whether to bring death penalty charges against a man accused of kidnapping three women and forcing one of them into miscarriages...
View ArticleUndocumented cadet leader’s dream of attending West Point out of reach, for now
Abigail Nava is a standout cadet leader at Chicago’s Phoenix Military Academy, but as she’s an undocumented student, her dream of attending West Point is just out of reach, for now. NBC’s Miguel...
View Article“Latinos are rockers too,” says Deftones lead singer
For the Deftones there was nothing weird about being Latino and making rock music, but others didn’t always see it that way. “When Deftones first started a lot of people were like isn’t that weird that...
View ArticleFuror after Coors puts Puerto Rican flag-like image on beer cans ahead of NYC...
MillerCoors, which has been criticized for its Puerto Rican Day Parade marketing in years past, is under fire for an image on its Coors Light beer cans that is said to combine the Puerto Rican flag and...
View ArticleLatinos care about more than immigration reform, Hispanic leaders say at...
A group of Latino business leaders met with White House officials on Wednesday and said Hispanics and Hispanic immigrants care about more than immigration reform, indicating that the economic...
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