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Blog Entries by HS News Staff

Marc Anthony Launches Non-Profit To Help Disadvantaged Kids in Latin America

International singing star Marc Anthony and entertainment impresario Henry Cardenas announced Thursday the launch of the Maestro Cares Foundation, a non-profit to aid disadvantaged children in Latin America. continue reading »

LATINO BLOTTER: Drunk Mom Has Special Needs Daughter Pretend She Was Driving

The Las Cruces Sun-News has reported that a New Mexico woman told her special needs daughter to get behind the wheel of the car after she was pulled over on suspicion of driving drunk in December. continue reading »

WATCH: Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan and His Journey Across the Border to Success (VIDEO)

Watch AOL's 'You've Got..." video on famed dog whisperer Cesar Millan. Millan who came from Mexico illegally found success doing what he loved the most dogs and making them the best animal citizens. Watch Millan talk about his journey from illegal to homeless to American success story. continue reading »

Birth Rates in Spain Continue to Decline

The 230,537 births recorded in Spain in the first half of 2011 represents a decline of 1.1 percent from the same period of the previous year and continues a trend that began in 2009, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Wednesday. continue reading »

First Company to Market Educational Products to Poor is Launched in Brazil

New social business enterprised launched in Brazil has obtained financing to roll out innovative early childhood development program benefitting as many as 224,000 pre-school children in Brazil continue reading »

Vice President of Paraguay Assures Country ‘Gifting’ Energy to Argentina

Federico Franco, Vice President of Paraguay, maintains that the expansion of Yacyretá, a binational dam and hydroelectric power plant, will depend on the annulment of debt with Buenos Aires as well as business with Uruguay. continue reading »

Tougher Consequences for Those Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border

The U.S. government is seeking to take advantage of its firmer grip on the border with Mexico to impose tougher consequences on nearly all detained undocumented immigrants, including first-time offenders. continue reading »

Aussie Open: Spain’s Nadal, Colombia’s Falla Advance, American Mardy Fish Eliminated

Spain's Rafael Nadal continued his steady progression through the Australian Open draw with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 victory Wednesday over Germany's Tommy Haas in second-round play, continue reading »

Watch “¡Rob!” Tonight Urges National Hispanic Media Coalition

The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is urging Latinos to watch the new CBS Latino-themed show ¡Rob! tonight. NHMC is a non-partisan, non-profit, media advocacy and civil rights organization continue reading »

U.S Government Officials Meet with Honduran President Lobo

Senior U.S. government officials met with the president of Honduras, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, and the president of the Honduran Congress, Juan Orlando Hernandez, on January 18 to review security continue reading »

Building Collapses in Cuba, 3 Killed

Three people died and six others were injured when one of the many dilapidated buildings in Havana collapsed, Cuba's official media said Wednesday. The three-s continue reading »

HS News Narco Blog: Murder Victims Dumped in Mexican Port City

Four people were found dead in a vacant lot in this port city on Mexico's Gulf coast, authorities said. The bodies were wrapped in plastic, police sources said. Marines and army troops were quickly deployed to the Dos Caminos district of Veracruz to search for the killers, but their efforts were unsuccessful. continue reading »

Three-Year-Old Mia Rivera Being Denied Life-Saving Transplant, Doctors Cite “Mental Retardation”

Three year old Amelia Rivera is being denied the right to a life-saving kidney transplant simply because she is cognitively impaired. Amelia “Mia” Rivera has a genetic disorder known as continue reading »

Univision Announces TeleFutura Will Add “Family Guy” to Its Primetime Lineup

Univision has announced that TeleFutura, as part of its plant to expand its programming, will add Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy". Family Guy is one the most successful franchises in television, continue reading »

Colombia’s FARC Now Selling Cows to Fund Operations

In an attempt to increase its funding, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have begun selling cattle. With limited income from their cocaine trafficking continue reading »