Teen births in the U.S. are reported to be at an all-time low with both the number of births and birth rate dropping by 10 percent in the last year, according to federal data released Thursday.
It’s case closed for Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow who was at the center of the legal custody battle to determine who in Walker’s family would get full custody of the 15-year-old girl.
A new report from the America's Promise Alliance and its Center for Promise at Tufts University, "Don't Call Them Dropouts: Understanding the Experiences of Young People Who Leave High School before Graduation," paints a detailed portrait of this demographic.
By the looks of how well Burton’s Kickstarter Campaign did in less than 24 hours, it’s pretty safe to say that the rest of the world wants “Reading Rainbow” to come back as well.
A new study published in Trends in Molecular Medicine found that a class of environmental toxins known as gerontogens, which could accelerate the rate of aging.
Earlier in 2013, Latinos Post interviewed opera star Lisette Oropesa in anticipation of her performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Verdi's Rigoletto and Wagner's Siegfried. Since that interview, the soprano has engaged in a number of diverse performance opportunities, traveled to Santa Fe for the first time in her life, performed a new operatic role, performed at her Alma Mater and even made her name outside of the world of opera. Oropesa spoke with Latinos Post earlier this week to recap what has been a terrific year and preview her upcoming performances at the Met in Verdi's Falstaff.
Yes, this is an enormous review and fittingly so considering the work's title character and Carsen's emphasis on indulgence throughout his production. The production is stellar in its attention to detail and in Carsen's ability to fill every single moment with something. Not even the minor gripes in the final act are enough to dissuade one from believing that this is a masterpiece of stage direction. The cast is fascinating in every conceivable way while James Levine's expert hand only adds to the magic of the evening. This "Falstaff" is one of the finest productions of general manager Peter Gelb's tenure and the perfect way to end the 2013 bicentennial celebration of Verdi's immortal genius.
Sexual violence, in the form of rape, forced prostitution, and abductions, plagues Colombia, and often that violence goes uninvestigated and unpunished — until now. Earlier this month, Colombia's senate passed a monumental bill that will help aid and protect survivors of sexual violence — particularly those who were victimized by paramilitaries.
What was supposed to be a routine fuselage training at Logan Airport in Boston on Wednesday, resulted in a complete misunderstanding among airline passengers who misinterpreted the flaming fuselage as an actual fire.
"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot not be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again," - Maya Angelou
Today, the world bids farewell to one of the greatest treasures of our time, the beloved Maya Angelou who passed away at age 86.
