Juan Rangel stepped down as CEO of the influential United Neighborhood Organization, which administers 16 charter schools in Chicago and is currently under federal investigation. more »
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Texas School Suspends Principal Who Banned Spanish in Classroom
The principal of a middle school in Hempstead, Texas, was suspended with pay for telling students not to use Spanish in class. School authorities received complaints about the matter, opened… more »
Pope Francis Calls Nelson Mandela a Promoter of “Human Dignity”
Pope Francis on Friday hailed the late Nelson Mandela, writing in a telegram to South African President Jacob Zuma that the anti-apartheid icon promoted the "human dignity of all the… more »
Thalia Celebrates Her Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Thalia became the first Mexican-born singer to be awarded one of the iconic stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was unveiled at a crowded ceremony during which the… more »
JUST IN: Six People Taken to Hospital with Radiation Poison in Mexico
Mexican authorities through Notimex are reporting that six individuals are being treated at a local hospital for radiation poisoning. more »
Remembering the Legacy of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, crusader against racism and South Africa's first freely elected president, died Thursday of complications from a recurring lung infection. He was 95. more »
Mexico on High Alert after Theft of ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Nuclear Material
This capital and six of Mexico's 31 states were on alert Wednesday after the theft of what U.N. nuclear regulators described as "extremely dangerous" radioactive material used in medicine. more »
Alarming: New Armed Guerilla Group Forms in Southern Mexico
A new armed group has been created in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero to win the freedom of detained community police force members, the group's leaders said in a… more »
Rio de Janeiro Celebrates Holidays with World’s Tallest Floating Tree
The world's tallest floating Christmas tree has been lighted in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. more »
Work Resume on Brazil’s World Cup Stadium After Deadly Accident (VIDEO)
Officials have authorized the resumption of construction work at this Brazilian metropolis's World Cup stadium, where an accident earlier this week left two people dead. more »
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Jewish Leaders Celebrate Hanukkah with Alan Gross in Cuba
Alan Gross, the U.S. government subcontractor serving a 15-year sentence in Cuba after being convicted of subversion, received a Hanukah visit from leaders of the island's Jewish community.
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Venezuelan Government Arrests 30 Merchants for Price-Gouging
Only 30 of the 90 people charged in a government offensive against alleged price-gouging by retailers remain in custody, Venezuela's attorney general said Friday.
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FARC Guerrillas Kill 8 in Colombia
Colombia's army said eight people, including two civilians, were killed in an attack Saturday by FARC guerrillas in the southwestern town of Inza.
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Mexico Arrests 6 for Nuclear Heist
Authorities arrested six people on suspicion of involvement in this week's theft of a truck carrying nuclear material, a source in the Mexican Attorney General's Office told Efe Friday.
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