Dominican second baseman Robinson Cano has signed a 10-year, $240 million deal - one of the biggest in baseball history - with the Seattle Mariners, who are gambling that the… more »
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Juan Rangel, Director of UNO, Resigns Amid Scandal
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 »
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 »
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After Killing 8, FARC Guerrillas Declare 30-Day Cease Fire
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, guerrilla group said Sunday it was declaring a 30-day cease-fire in Colombia effective on Dec. 15.
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Over 50 Heads of State to Attend Mandela’s Funeral; Including Brazil and Mexico Presidents
A total of 53 heads of state and government have confirmed, so far, that they will attend the state funeral services for former President Nelson Mandela, South African Foreign Minister…
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Guerrillas Kill Soldier in Paraguay
A soldier was killed and another was wounded in a shootout Sunday with Army of the Paraguayan People, or EPP, guerrillas, Interior Minister Francisco de Vargas said.
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Mexican Government Claims County has Met 74.5 Percent of UN Development Goals
Mexico has met 74.5 percent of its Millennium Development Goals and is working to achieve the other targets set for 2015, the Foreign Relations Secretariat said.
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