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A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is shown Thursday June 6, 2013 during lunch time. Two employees at this Albuquerque store say they were suspended last month after complaining about being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each other while on the job. A spokesman for the the Austin, Texas-based company says it believes in "having a uniform form of communication" for a safe working environment. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Whole Foods revises language policy for employees

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Following  the uproar over the suspension of two workers speaking Spanish on the job, Whole Foods has announced that they have revised their language policy … Read More

Asians and Latinos are the fast-growing racial and ethnic groups in the United States, new Census data shows.

The new normal: Asians, Hispanics will soon outnumber current white majority

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The newest U.S. census data numbers show that Asians and Hispanics are on their way to becoming  the new majority groups in the United States and will soon … Read More

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Mexican muralist hopes to inspire unity through art

By Maria Guerrero, KOB

A new mural in Albuquerque’s International District near Central and Louisiana is stopping people in their tracks. Every move, every stroke is made with as … Read More

A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is shown Thursday June 6, 2013 during lunch time. Two employees at this Albuquerque store say they were suspended last month after complaining about being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each other while on the job. A spokesman for the the Austin, Texas-based company says it believes in "having a uniform form of communication" for a safe working environment. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)

Whole Foods responds to controversy in English – y en Español

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Following an incident which has generated huge controversy on social media, Whole Foods has issued a statement in English and Spanish saying they do not have … Read More

Op-ed columnist Julio Varela offers his take on the latest controversy surrounding grocery retailer Whole Foods.

Opinion: Whole Foods’ English-only policy is clueless and wrong

By Julio Ricardo Varela

After reading a story by the Associated Press' Russell Contreras that NBC Latino published this morning, about how two New Mexico-based Whole Foods employees … Read More

Two workers at a New Mexico Whole Foods were suspended after complaining about an English only rule at work. In this file photo customers gather outside of a Little Rock, Ark., Whole Foods store. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Whole Foods workers say they were suspended for speaking Spanish

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in Albuquerque say they were suspended last month after complaining about being told they … Read More

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Restaurant customer settles bill 16 years later

By Joseph Lynch, KOB, Albaqurque, New Mexico

Fourteen-year-old Matt Sanchez wanted to impress his girlfriend with a fancy dinner at a French restaurant, but only had so much money. He realized it wasn't … Read More

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New Mexico high school transgender graduate petitions to wear male graduation robe

By Erica Zucco, KOB, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Peaceful protestors rallied near Albuquerque, New Mexico's St. Pius X High School Monday to support a transgender student who wants to wear a male robe to … Read More

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Mom rams daughter’s kidnapper’s car after 7-mile chase

By Danielle Todesco, KOB, Albuquerque, New Mexico

The mother of a 4-year-old girl kidnapped Wednesday is still shaken after chasing the suspect in her car. Melissa Torrez said her little girl was playing in … Read More

An Albuquerque Police officer walks behind the tape at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, Sunday April 28, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M., the scene of a multiple stabbing at the conclusion of morning services. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson)

Man stabs NM churchgoers, sends 4 to hospital

By Russell Contreras, Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Just as the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church choir began its final hymn, a man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the singers, … Read More