Twenty-two years ago, a child who was nicknamed "Baby Hope," was found dead in the woods on the upper west side of Manhattan. After all this time, police were able to identify "Baby Hope" as Anjelica Castillo, and they were able to find her murderer.
Colorful floats, exciting band music, fun-filled events - the Columbus Day Parade in New York City has been organized by the Columbus Citizens Foundation since 1929. The parade honors Italian Americans' contributions to New York City, and it is the largest celebration of Italian American culture in the world.
The Graduate Center at CUNY conducted a study 23 years ago, then, again in 2010, which shows that the number of Latinas who graduate from college has doubled.
Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end on Oct. 15, and in New York City will celebrate its culmination with the Hispanic Day Parade, starting at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13.
Salmonella continues to spread across the United States. Despite this, The Department of Agriculture said it will not close chicken-processing plants connected to an outbreak.
Irma Lopez and her baby could not wait any longer. The soon-to-be mother was forced to squat on the ground and give birth to her son on the lawn of the hospital that refused to help her.
Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, who was suspected of committing suicide on Sept. 3 by hanging, may have had something more lewd in mind. The man who was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years in prison, found in his jail cell dangling by way of his bed-sheet, could have been practicing auto-erotic asphyxiation.
Alice Munro, "the master of the contemporary short-story" won the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, becoming the 13th woman to achieve the honor. The Canadian author's fiction is ambiguous and authentic, and she is simply able to capture human exploration, complex relationships, and the vast quaint nature of an Ontario upbringing.
A Christian charity in Grand Rapids, MO. received ancient mastodon parts in their donation box. Typically, the charity receives shoes and clothing which they share with city residents. This time, however, tooth fragments and a tusk from the elephant-related creature were the bounty.
These Colombian prisoners may have thought that their time for judgment was over the moment that they left the court room, but as it turns out, they were in for a whole different type of judgment in prison, as contestants in the increasingly popular "Reina Madre" prison beauty pageant.
Spanish-language TV heavyweight Telemundo is reaching out to disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles, Calif. in the hopes of inspiring the next generation of TV broadcasters.
Some may argue that our first names define how our personalities evolve, so what happens if you are given a more ethnic name -- do you essentially become more ethnic, even if you're Caucasian?
Today is a special day for the stargazers. Even if you're not, you can still enjoy the exciting phenomenon of nature. If you're outside this evening and the sky is clear, look up - you will see the Draconid meteor shower show.
Sunday, September 22st, in Pakistan, a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up just outside of a 130-year-old church following mass, killing 81 people. Since, there have been ongoing attacks against Christian men and women.
Paulina Rubio, Latina superstar, signed on for a brand partnership with JustFab, launching her own collection of shoes and handbags to be sold exclusively on the JustFab website, beginning October 3rd.
