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Opinion: Seriously? Jersey City mayor blames “Hispanic girls” for his nude photo

By Julio Ricardo Varela

So many ideas raced through my mind after reading the story that Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy is now blaming "three Hispanic girls, young kids" for luring … Read More

Carlos Arredondo helped out with the investigation into the Boston marathon. (Courtesy Melissa Adan)

Boston bombing hero helps authorities with investigation

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Carlos Arredondo has gained worldwide attention as one of the heroes who came to the rescue of the injured at the Boston bombing.  He was at the finish line … Read More

"Nuestra Virgin de Guadalupe" exhibit at CASA 0101 Theater in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo courtesy of Eric Ibarra/Las Fotos Project)

Women’s History Month: Latinas build confidence through photography in Los Angeles

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This is the second installment of Latinas empowering other Latinas to succeed in honor of Women’s History Month.  For ten high school girls enrolled in … Read More

President Hugo Chavez smiles in Havana with his daughters. (Photo courtesy of VenezuelaMinistry of Popular Power for Communication and Information)

First photos of Hugo Chavez shown after two-month absence

By Ian James, Associated Press

Venezuela's government showed the first photos of ailing President Hugo Chavez in more than two months on Friday, presenting images of him smiling alongside his … Read More

Award-winning Colombian photographer, Nereo Lopez, in his apartment in New York City. (Photo/Ignacio Torres)

[VIDEO] An iconic Colombian photographer finds new life in NYC

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Video by: Ignacio Torres Nereo López isn’t a typical 92-year-old; he’s more like a typical young, starry-eyed artist who wakes up at noon and gets … Read More

Singer Justin Bieber performs on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve at CBS studios on December 31, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Death of Justin Bieber paparazzo highlights risks of celebrity chasing

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Chris Guerra was literally chasing a story that he thought might be his big break in the New Year. The 29-year-old told a friend he thought he had spotted … Read More

Brenda Hernandez of Enfield Conn., comforts her daughter, Crystal, at a makeshift shrine on the Enfield Town Green, Friday evening, December 14, 2012, after a candlelight vigil in Enfield, Conn. The vigil was organized by social media in memory of the school shooting victims in Newtown as residents in Enfield, 70 miles from Newtown, and in through out the state, feel the grief of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday morning. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud)

[PHOTOS] Latinos mourning Sandy Hook losses this past week

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Saturday, December 15, 2012 -  Claudia Urbiana and daughter Jocelyne Cardenas (left) hug outside of the entrance to the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Conn. … Read More

A rescue helicopter with members of the Mexican General Civil Aeronautic Directorate (DGAC) stand on top of the hill right next to the canyon where U.S.-born singer Jenni Rivera's jet crashed near the town of Iturbude, Mexico, Dec. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Hans Maximo Musielik)

Police arrested in thefts from Rivera crash site

By Associated Press

MONTERREY, Mexico — Officials say two state police officers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing unspecified items from the scene of the plane crash … Read More

Jose Romero and wife Elpidia Romero, fans of the singer Jenni Rivera, center, gather with fans outside the home of Rivera's father during a news conference in Lakewood, Calif., on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)

Fans mourn the loss of singer Jenni Rivera

By Jason Kandel and Janet Zappala

As news broke that Mexican “banda” singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash in Mexico, fans flocked to a Lynwood memorial service to remember the Long … Read More

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Baylor University students under investigation for mexican-themed photos

By Brittany Molinar, KCEN, Waco, Texas

Some Baylor University students are under fire after posting what some are considering racist photos online. The students are shown wearing ponchos, … Read More