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Chicago’s Bloody Father’s Day Weekend: 7 Dead, 41 Shot – Youngest Victim Latino Teen
June 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Chicago had a bloody Father’s Day weekend with 7 dead and 41 shot including a Latino teen, who was the weekends youngest victim. continue reading »
Mexican Authorities Free 275, Including Children Forced to Live & Work Inside Tomoato Packing Plant
June 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Police freed 275 people who were being forced to work at a tomato farm in San Gabriel, a city in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, prosecutors said. continue reading »
DOL Announes $9M for Career Training for Migrant Farmworkers
June 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff
he U.S. Department of Labor today announced $9.1 million in grants to seven organizations through the National Farmworker Jobs Program to improve economic opportunities and combat chronic unemployment and underemployment for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families. continue reading »
Immigration Activist to be Deported after Returning from Mother’s Funeral in Mexico
June 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
An undocumented Colorado activist will be deported to Mexico after attending her mother's funeral there and then attempting to return to the United States, according to the community organization Rights for All People. continue reading »
Santa Monica Shooter Claims 5th Victim and 2nd Member of Close-Knit Latino Family
June 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Santa Monica shooter, tentatively identified as John Zawahari, claimed a fifth victim and second member of the Navarro Franco family. Marcela Franco, 26, was traveling in an SUV with her father, Carlos Navarro Franco, 68, when Zawahari shot at their car. continue reading »
Severely Ill Woman Denied Abortion in El Salvador – Sparks Protests
May 30, 2013 | by HS News Staff
El Salvador women have taken to the streets to protest the recent ruling by the country’s Supreme Court that refused to allow a severely ill woman to have an immediate abortion. continue reading »
Mormon Mom of 7 in Mexican Prison Thanks to 12 Pounds of Pot
May 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
American citizen, Mormon mother of 7 and Mexican tourist - Yanira Maldonado – is living out many of our worse nightmares: jailed in a Mexican prison on drug charges. continue reading »
MISSING: Guadalupe Garcia, 14, Last Seen May 24, 2013
May 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A California teen named Guadalupe Garcia has been missing since Friday, May 24 and police are asking the public to help find her. Guadalupe, 14, was last seen on Friday when she was dropped off at continue reading »
3 Latina Teens Identified in Deadly O.C. Crash that Left 5 Dead
May 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Orange County officials have released the name of the five teenagers that died in a fiery Memorial Day crash on the way to a beach outing; amongst them are three Latina teens. continue reading »
Georgia Sex Ring with Ties to Mexico Busted - Involved Undocumented Immigrant Females
May 29, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Four Mexican nationals have been charged in Atlanta, Georgia with operating a sex ring that involved the sexual trafficking of undocumented female immigrants from Tlaxcala, Mexico. continue reading »
‘Part Of The Community’: Latinos Rebuild After Okla. Tornado
May 27, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Pastor Chano Najera calls out T-shirt sizes in Spanglish to volunteers waiting for their uniforms. It's easy to spot Najera in this crowd — just look for the cowboy hat. He preaches in Spanish at Templo De Alabanza in Oklahoma City. On this morning, though, he's wrangling a group of young Latino volunteers as they wheel cases of water bottles onto trucks headed for Moore, continue reading »
Oklahoma Says Good-Bye to 9-Yr-Old Antonia Candelaria: 1st Tornado Victim to be Buried
May 23, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Nine-year-old Antonia Candelaria is the first Oklahoma tornado victim to be buried. The Plaza Towers third-grader lost her life on Monday with a EF-5 tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma right outside Oklahoma City. The death toll stands at 24, 10 of which are children. continue reading »
Labor Dept Provides $9 Million in Funding to Reduce Child Labor in Colombia
May 22, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it is providing $9 million in grant funding to help reduce child labor in Colombian mines. continue reading »
NTSB: Lower Legal Blood-Alcohol Level .08 to .05, Latino Drivers Stand to Benefit Greatly
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in its advisory role has recommended the legal blood-alcohol level for all drivers be lowered to .05 from .08. continue reading »
760,000 Tons of Food Arrives in Venezuela from Latin American Allies to Eleviate Food Shortages
May 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Venezuelan government said Monday that this week a shipment of 760,000 tons of food will arrive in the country, all of it being the product of agreements reached during President Nicolas Maduro's recent tour through countries of the Mercosur trade bloc. continue reading »
