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Elida Caraballo, right, talks about the abuse her late sister, Grimilda Figueroa, suffered at the hands of her common law husband, Ariel Castro, during an interview with her husband, Frank, at their home in Cleveland Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Ariel Castro’s ex-relatives say he is a “monster”

By Meghan Barr, Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) — The man accused of holding three women captive for a decade in his Cleveland home terrorized the mother of his children, frequently beating … Read More

Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Cleveland man arraigned on rape, kidnap charges

By Meghan Barr and Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Cleveland man was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his … Read More

Gina DeJesus gives a thumbs-up as she is escorted toward her home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Police: Women left captor’s home twice in a decade

By Meghan Barr and Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Three women found alive after a decade in captivity endured lonely, dark lives inside a dingy home where they were raped and allowed outside … Read More

Dawn Diaz speaking at her first annual Milagros Day Mother's Day Walk last year. (Photo/ Dan Miller, PhD)

Latina Leaders: One woman who turned from being a victim of abuse to helping others

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Dawn Diaz is used to saving people from emergencies. For 20 years, she was a paramedic for the New York Fire Department. During those two decades, she says … Read More

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Lawyer: “Incredibly Important” to release abuse files with priests’ names

By Patrick Healy, KNBC, Los Angeles, California

Ex-abuse survivor Manny Vega says the Catholic Church in Los Angeles has "played a great game of running out the clock." But on Thursday, the archdiocese was … Read More

Mexican American singer-actress Jenni Rivera was a tireless advocate for Latinas.

Jenni Rivera: advocate and champion of women

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Her fans followed her every move, eager for details about her ongoing battle with weight loss and her tumultuous love life. With a popular reality show in its … Read More

An East Haven Police car is viewed leaving the police station on February 1, 2012 in East Haven, Connecticut. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Conn. city to settle US claims of police anti-Latino bias; officer pleads guilty

By Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — A suburban Connecticut city roiled by a police bias scandal has reached a proposed settlement of U.S. claims that officers engaged in a … Read More

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Growing up with a real monster – video game tells one boy’s story

By Winda Benedetti, nbcnews.com

It was video games that helped Vander Caballero survive his childhood. "When I played games, I felt I was in control and that I was protected," Caballero, … Read More

Latin America News July 23, 2012

Telemundo Latin America News roundup – July 23, 2012

By NBCLatino Staff

The latest news from Latin America in 59 seconds. In Cuba, a prominent dissident Oswaldo Paya, who was known as one of the key spokesmen for Cuba's … Read More

Despite a drop in apprehensions of illegal immigrants, altercations involving border patrol agents and migrants have risen in recent years. Rock throwing by migrants at agents grew by almost 25 percent between 2007 and 2010, according to data from Customs and Border Protection. And fatal shootings of migrants by agents have also grown, from one in 2008 to five in 2011.

Deadly patrols Part 2: Political climate limits prosecutions in border shootings

By Roxana Popescu, Investigative Newsource

Second of two parts. See the first part: Deadly patrols: Illegal immigrant shot by US agent recounts 'terror' in the desert. BISBEE, Arizona – Take a map … Read More