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School Re-Named to Honor Victoria Soto - Hero Teacher Killed at Sandy Hook
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A school near the now tragically famous Sandy Hook Elementary School is being renamed to honor one of the teachers killed in the massacre last month. HoneySpot Elementary School in Stratford, Connecticut will be continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico Creates Indigenous Indian Commission
January 15, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The government has created the Commission for Dialogue with Mexico's Indian Peoples in an effort to repay the "historical debt" owed to the nation's native communities, Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said. continue reading »
Pres. Obama Receives Letter with Over 50,000 Signatures from Mexicans Asking to Stop Flow of Guns
January 14, 2013 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen
Mexican activists Javier Sicilia and Sergio Aguayo on Monday delivered to the U.S. Embassy in this capital a letter signed by more than 50,000 people in which they ask Washington for concrete measures to halt the "illegal and immoral" flow of weapons to Mexico. continue reading »
Relatives of Mexico’s ‘Disappeared’ Call for Special Prosecutor
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Relatives of people listed as disappeared in Mexico met with Government Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong over the weekend and called for the creation of a special prosecutor's office to handle the cases, officials said. continue reading »
New Mortgage Rules Improves Protections for Minority Homebuyers
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Earlier this week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidelines for their Qualified Mortgage (QM) regulation, which requires lenders to ensure that borrowers are able to repay loans. continue reading »
REPORT: 17 Years of AMBER Alerts Has Saved 600 Children
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff
On January 13th, the Department of Justice’s Office observes the day in 1996 when nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in Arlington, Texas, while riding her bicycle. continue reading »
30th Anniversary of Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
January 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Next week marks the 30th anniversary of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico’s First Lady Will Head Social Welfare Institute
January 10, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican first lady Angelica Rivera will chair the Citizen's Consultative Council of the National System for the Comprehensive Development of the Family, or DIF, President Enrique Peña Nieto's office said. continue reading »
Latin America News: Mexico Adopts Crime Victims’ Rights Law
January 9, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico's Congress promulgated on Wednesday a measure obliging the government to protect and make whole victims of the gangland violence that has claimed some 70,000 lives in the last six years. continue reading »
Seeking Non-Profits and Charity Groups Serving Latinos
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Non-Profits and charity groups serving Latinos have until January 17 to nominate themselves to be the subject of the "El Buen Pitch" competition that culminates at Hispanicize 2013 continue reading »
Latin America News: 35,000 Live in “High Risk Areas” of Rio de Janeiro
January 8, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Some 35,000 people live in areas of Rio de Janeiro state that are prone to mudslides and other natural disasters as a result of heavy rains, an official report published Monday in the Brazilian daily O Globo said. continue reading »
Dept. of Labor Sues National Council of La Raza Action Fund for Violating Whistleblower Act
January 3, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor has sued National Council of La Raza Action Fund Inc., successor to Democracia USA, a nonprofit community engagement and Hispanic voter registration organization in Orlando, for allegedly terminating an employee who raised health concerns about potential exposure to mold and other environmental factors in his workplace. continue reading »
Stranger’s Kindness Reunites Little Girl with Stolen Dog on Christmas Day
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff
When Angie Estrada's daughter's dog was stolen she watched in sadness as the heartbroken little girl continued to wish for the dog's return for Christmas continue reading »
Labor Department Funds Projects to Combat Child Labor in Ecuador and Panama
December 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the award of two new cooperative agreements to support efforts by the governments of Ecuador and Panama to combat child labor among vulnerable groups continue reading »
Children’s Book Inspires Kids to Honor Classmate’s Late Father
December 21, 2012 | by HS News Staff
A children’s book has inspired students at a California elementary to help their classmate’s family pay for his father’s funeral. “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes” was released in 1977 but 35 yea continue reading »
