As marijuana prices have plummeted in the last five years, in part because of decriminalization in some states of the U.S., Mexican drug farmers in the remote valleys of the northern Sierra Madre have began to harvest opium poppies instead and distribute cheap $4 heroin to many rural areas in America.
Vatican officials announced Monday that Pope Francis is supporting the Vatican's bank, which has been the subject of scandal and corruption in the last few months.
Embracing Artists is an organization that helps aspiring entertainers get on the right path, to actually start working. Xen Sia, an actress and model, started this project in 2009 after realizing how much she could help others by sharing the business aspect of the entertainment world. Sia teaches a four-hour class to aspiring artists in New York City...for free.
The tragic East Harlem explosion that destroyed two buildings, killed eight and injured more than 60 people on March 12, continues to bring more heartache, separation anxiety and financial hurdles for displaced families, many who are a part of the Latino community.
A Spanish-language media company have launched a new website on motherhood and related topics for Latinos across the United States (U.S.) and Latin American region.
Parents, however, are beginning to discover the more risqué behavior cell phones allow. Teenagers have been sexting each other since before smartphones, but parents have recently caught on to the trend, and police are right behind.
Atlanta’s Georgia Institute of Technology has suspended fraternity Phi Kappa Tau for three years for its multiple violations of student conduct including underage drinking, disorderly conduct, and sexually related offenses.
Members of the music group Pussy Riot finally revealed themselves to the American public on NBC's Today show and at the 5th Annual Women of the World summit this week.
It was an almost lucky day for a homeless man in Maine who received an unexpected ‘gift’ from a South Portland TD Bank ATM machine on Thursday.
The homeless man, whose identity has not been revealed, originally used the ATM machine to take out $140. But then, the machine just kept going and going, giving the homeless man a whopping total of $37,000.
A South Carolina woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her 6-week-old baby with what prosecutors say was an overdose of morphine delivered through her breast milk.
An Associated Press photographer was killed and another AP reporter was wounded Friday in Afghanistan after a police officer shot at both of them while the two were sitting their car.
What does community mean to you?
A true sense of community is more than borrowing a cup of sugar, saying hello or holding the door, it's going the extra mile in a time of need. For East 'Harlemites' who are still reeling from the tragedy of the East Harlem explosion at 116th St./Park Ave on March 12, the community is pulling together to raise funds for displaced families and making sure their voices are heard well beyond the quadrants of their block.
