J.K. Rowling is best known for penning the Harry Potter series. She has sold more more than 450 million copies, which have been translated into 73 languages and produced eight blockbuster movies, making her the first billionaire author.
The League of United Latin American Citizens will host its Immigration Summit on October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. The summit will take place in the Kennedy Caucus Room at the Russell Senate Building,
Iowa's 2 percent of Latinos can begin casting their ballots Thursday as the first day of early voting unfolds across Iowa. Four years ago, about 50,000 Iowa Latinos voted in the presidential election, according to exit polls.
40 percent of low-income Latino elders report abuse or neglect in last year, but fewer than 2 percent have reported abuse to authorities, study reveals
Three days after a controversial end-zone call by replacement referees that decided the fate of Monday night's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks, the NFL and the NFL Referees Association have agreed to the terms of a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement that will return the game officials to the field for this weekend's games, beginning with Thursday night's Cleveland at Baltimore game.
President Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and remembered Ambassador Chris Stevens and delivered a defense of both free speech and the spirit of tolerance.
Among the high school class of 2012, 43 percent of all SAT test takers met the reference measurements of College & Career Readiness SAT Benchmark, only 23 percent of Latino students met the measure.
University of Missouri researchers have found that persistent inequalities continue among white males, women and minorities, although the unemployment rate differences among them have decreased during the past few decades.
Luz Casal, Leo Dan, Rita Moreno, Milton Nascimento, Daniela Romo, Poncho Sánchez, and Toquinho will be honored with The Latin Recording Academy®'s Lifetime Achievement Award, and Juan Carmona "Habichuela" and Yomo Toro are the recipients of the Trustees Award.
Researchers have found that Hispanic children often have undiagnosed developmental delays and large numbers of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic children who first were thought to have developmental delay actually had autism.
Juan Luis Guerra tops the nominations with six; Jesse & Joy garner five nods; Ricardo Arjona, Edgar Barrera, Juanes, Carla Morrison, Arturo Sandoval, Ivete Sangalo, and 2012 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year Caetano Veloso are up for four awards; Chico Buarque, ChocQuibTown, Don Omar, Rafael Dragaud, Gregg Field, Javier Garza, Gilberto Gil, Ulises Hadjis, Roberto Talma, and Martin Terefe are among those who each received three nominations.
Latin Recording Academy President/CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr., and Univision television personality Giselle Blondet today announced the nominees for the 2012 Latin Grammys.
The National Football League is in damage control after a controversial end-zone call by replacement referees that decided the fate of Monday night's game between the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle Seahawks.
According to TMZ, R&B singer Chris Brown has tested positive for marijuana. And the Chris Brown - Rihanna saga continues. According to TMZ, R&B singer Chris Brown has tested positive for marijuana.
Helio Castroneves is back in an effort to become a two-time winner of the Mirror Ball Trophy. Helio Castroneves is back in an effort to become a two-time winner of the Mirror Ball Trophy.
The Latino community makes up more than 10 percent of the nation's eligible voters and approximately 8 percent of its registered voters. A number of states have pursued discriminatory voting policies that threaten to undermine the participation of millions of Latino citizens during the 2012 elections.
For the second consecutive year, the NFL will recognize the contributions of Hispanic leaders in each of the 32 NFL markets at the second annual NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Awards. Each award recipient will be recognized in-stadium at a Hispanic Heritage game in their local market.
You've had your iPhone 4S for a little under a year and Apple has decided to come out with the iPhone 5. But does the iPhone 5 makes the 4S a thing of the past?
Apple today announced it has sold over five million of its new iPhone 5. It has been only three days since Apple released its iPhone 5. Apple today announced it has sold over five million of its new iPhone 5.
Minority college students who major in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) earn at least 25 percent more than their peers who study humanities or education, according to the results of a recent study. Those who took jobs related to their STEM degrees earned at least 50 percent more than their classmates who majored in humanities or education fields.
