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Victim injured in hit and run accident thanks firefighters for saving her life

40-year-old Betsayda Hernandez is in a wheelchair Friday. She's recovering from a broken right leg, and a bruised left leg, but not long ago -- pinned between … Read More

Voters cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in Nevada at the East Las Vegas Community Center polling station October 20, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Early voting continues in the battleground state of Nevada until November 2 with election day on November 6.  (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

Opinion: Perception, not voting power, is the Republicans’ Hispanic challenge

CHICAGO -- The U.S. Census Bureau released its November voting data and one thing is clear: The so-called Latino Sleeping Giant is still snoozing -- fewer than … Read More

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Telemundo Latin American news roundup — May 15, 2013

The latest Latin American news in under 59 seconds. Brazil is paving the way for gay marriage after a landmark court decision. Authorities ruled that … Read More

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Longer US white majority if immigration slows

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Without increased immigration, whites would lose their U.S. majority in 2046, three years beyond official projections, and the nation's … Read More

Kern County's sheriff is asking the FBI to probe into David Silva's death.

California sheriff asks FBI to probe death of man beaten by deputies

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Kern County's sheriff said Tuesday that he has asked the FBI to investigate the death of a man beaten by deputies while witnesses … Read More

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Child welfare worker adopts teen she has been helping to find a family

CORPUS CHRISTI -- A dream came true for a local foster child who never had a permanent place to call home. That all changed thanks to one family who granted his … Read More

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Texas pastors on a mission to educate Hispanics about organ donations

The Mayo Clinic says that many people believe that their religion opposes organ donations. Now a  North Texas family of pastors and missionaries wants to … Read More

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Immigration raid rumors leave California farm workers in fear of apprehension

"It all started back in Madera, [it's] rumored that they said they picked up 800 people at the swap meet." George Rodriguez oversees hundreds of farm workers in … Read More

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Like Angelina Jolie, California woman shares experience on opting for double mastectomy

Instead of a bold move on the red carpet, actress Angelina Jolie stunned audiences by announcing in the New York Times she had a double mastectomy. She says she … Read More

Columbia University in New York on Wednesday April 11, 2007.  John Kluge donated one the largest ever gufts to an American University totaling $400 milion. (Daniel Barry/Bloomberg News)

NYC’S Columbia seeks to change whites-only fellowship

NEW YORK (AP) -- Columbia University is seeking to change the terms of a fellowship that can only be awarded to white students from Iowa. The Lydia C. … Read More