Two Latino explorers will be having their own statues in front of the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City. The United States Senate voted unanimously to give tributes to Catholic priests, Father Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante. It only needs the signature of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert.
A new study suggests that Zika virus may pose a more serious threat to unborn babies. The spread of Zika virus in Latin America has been associated with microcephaly, due to the rise of newborn children with the said condition.
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey are being directly targeted by ISIS. A group supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS, has issued a direct threat against the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter for suspending the accounts of the terrorist group.
A woman aboard a United flight from Newark to San Francisco is accusing an employee of United Airlines of opening her luggage and peeing in it. Lauren Henly did not notice anything wrong with her luggage until she opened it and saw yellow stains on her clothes.
One of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's main cartel rivals pleaded guilty of drug trafficking to the United States and other South American countries on Feb. 23. Alfredo Beltran Leyva, who was captured in Mexico back in 2008, was extradited to the U.S. two years ago.
A new study discovers that skin cells can be used to hunt and kill cancer cells. Over the years, there are a growing number of studies dedicated to finding the best solution to battle cancer.
The HIV diagnoses rates are not looking good and it’s on track to some alarming numbers. A study by the researchers of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that if trends persist, one out of four Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) are projected to get HIV in their lifetime.
The Museum of Latin American Art will be celebrating its 20th year anniversary on Feb. 27. The first day is an opening reception for many of its members while it will be open to the public starting Feb. 28. The exhibit is open to the public until Jan. 1, 2017 with an admission fee of $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens.
United Airlines is considering an earlier retirement of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets. The airline company is looking to replace it with newer and more efficient planes that run on two engines.
If 90 percent of Latin America is covered by mobile broadband, why is more than half the population not online? Here are the four major barriers new research has found keeping the Latin American economy from bursting on the mobile Internet scene.
The president was first elected into office in 2005. The latest official tally of the Bolivian referendum revealed that President Evo Morales was not able to secure another term.
Maracanã Stadium will be hosting the draw for football tournaments for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Despite the health issues that the Zika virus has brought to Brazil, it has not stopped everyone's excitement about the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
When it comes to history and culture, the Latin America region can hold its own against the world’s greatest. Some of man’s finest and most significant historical and archaeological feats were accomplished in these lands and the opportunity to get a glimpse still exists for travelers making the trip.
Many media outlets proclaimed that the Bush Family dynasty was over when Jeb Bush suspended his presidential campaign. The 63-year-old Bush announced he was dropping out last Feb. 20 after getting disappointing results in South Carolina.
Travelers come in all shapes, sizes, genders and nationalities, but they all have a common quality: the ability to view the world by its potential and not by its limits. They are not tied down by anything, not by distance, difficulty, convention and even by the cash in their wallets.
United Airlines and mechanics affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters failed to agree on a new contract extension last week. It led to Teamsters seeking approval from the National Mediation Board to start a strike. United mechanics followed it up with protests at the maintenance facilities of the airline carrier in Houston, San Francisco and Orlando.
