Latino State News
Blog del Narco: One of US 10 Most Wanted Captured in Quintana Roo
June 19, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
One of 10 U.S most wanted fugitives by the FBI, was arrested in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, on Tuesday. The prosecutor's of the state of Quintana Roo, Gaspar Armando Garcia Torres, said Walter Lee Williams, a former university professor, 64 years, continue reading »
U.S. Assesses Success of Border Security in Arizona
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Arizona border is one of the main immigration corridors and the place where the success of measures taken by the U.S. government to halt the flow of migrants and enhance security is assessed. continue reading »
POLL: Florida Voters Not Thrilled with Rubio’s Work on Immigration
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Florida voters give Sen. Marco Rubio negative ratings for his work on immigration reform and strongly disagree with his vote in the U.S. Senate against requiring background checks for those buying gun continue reading »
Blog del Narco: Drug Cartels use Bunkers to Hide From Authorities
June 19, 2013 | by El Blog del Narco
Drug Cartels use bunkers like this to hide their activity from police and federal agents. Cartels hide drugs, modified vehicles and bodies from both air and ground surveillance. continue reading »
Goya Drawing “Si Yerras los Tiras!” to be Auctioned Off in London
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The Goya drawing "Si yerras los tiras!" (If you miss the mark!), a political allegory in which the figure may be King Ferdinand VII, will be sold at auction on July 2 in London, Christie's said. continue reading »
NGOs Call for Air Quality Monitors in Mexico
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexican cities with more than 500,000 residents should systematically monitor their air quality to protect the public from pollution-linked respiratory and cardiovascular diseases that cause 14,700 deaths per year in this country, a coalition of NGOs said Tuesday. continue reading »
Six-Ton Satellite to be Launched by Mexico in 2014
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Mexico plans to launch a nearly six-ton Centenario satellite, the second in the state-owned Mexsat system, in the first half of 2014, the Communications and Transportation Secretariat said. continue reading »
House Will Not Vote on Immigration Without GOP Support, Says Boehner
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he will not bring to a vote an immigration reform bill that does not have the support of a majority of his fellow Republican lawmakers. continue reading »
Lawmaker Claims Puerto Rico Issuing Worthless Tax Refund Checks
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Puerto Rico's treasury department is issuing tax refund checks that are not backed by sufficient funds, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday. continue reading »
Cuban VP Strengthens Relations with China on Trip Abroad
June 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a new push to longstanding bilateral relations with a meeting here Tuesday. continue reading »
Protests in Brazil Continue, 50,000 Protesting in Sao Paulo Alone
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
Fifty thousand people took to the streets of Sao Paulo and in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to protest the recent hike in bus fares, criticize corruption and demand improvements in public services. continue reading »
Oaxacan Leftist Leader Nicolas Estrada Merino Missing
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A National Democratic Left movement leader in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has been missing since last weekend, the political party said Tuesday. continue reading »
Lost Seabirds Get Help in Peru
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A number of seabirds reportedly find their way to the shores of Lima, Peru each year, but veterinarians and zoologists are worried these birds may have trouble getting back home. continue reading »
LATINO BLOTTER: Police Find Cocaine Between Man’s Toes, He Claims “Not Mine”
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
A Florida man was arrested earlier this month after police discovered cocaine between the man's toes. Martin Perez, 33, was arrested on a battery charge in St. Lucie County, Florida on June 2. continue reading »
FIRED: Mexico’s Newly Hired Head of Missing Persons Bureau
June 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff
The director of the Federal District's missing persons bureau is out in the wake of the disappearances of several young people from two bars in Mexico City, a Federal District Attorney's Office spokesman told Efe Tuesday. continue reading »
