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Mexico's top immigration official will face criminal charges in migrant detention center fire

Prosecutors said that after a fire at another detention center in Tabasco killed one person and injured 14 in 2020, the immigration agency knew of problems but didn't act.
Francisco Garduno Yanez, the commissioner of Mexico's National Migration Institute, in Mexico City on April 12, 2022.
Francisco Garduno Yanez, the commissioner of Mexico's National Migration Institute, in Mexico City on April 12, 2022.

Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina' is the first reggaeton hit in the National Recording Registry

“Gasolina,” now inducted into the Library of Congress, catapulted the Puerto Rican rapper into mainstream success — and marked the beginning of the globalization of reggaeton.
Daddy Yankee performs during Billboard Latin Music Week 2021 on Sept. 22, 2021 in Miami Beach, Fla.
Daddy Yankee performs during Billboard Latin Music Week 2021 on Sept. 22, 2021 in Miami Beach, Fla.

UConn's Lou Lopez Sénéchal is the first Mexican-born player to be drafted by the WNBA

“I’ve come a long way — very grateful for my journey and all the steps I’ve achieved," the forward said after being drafted by the Dallas Wings.
UConn Huskies forward Lou Lopez Sénéchal during a game Villanova Wildcats in Hartford, Conn., on Jan. 29, 2023.
UConn Huskies forward Lou Lopez Sénéchal during a game Villanova Wildcats in Hartford, Conn., on Jan. 29, 2023.
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Woman is convicted after racist rant against Colombia's first Black vice president

The small-business owner's racist diatribe against Vice President Francia Márquez and Afro Colombians went viral after a local news site published the video.
Colombian Government Cabinet attends National People's Communal Assembly
Colombian Government Cabinet attends National People's Communal Assembly

Family, fans mourn death of Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa, 27, of heart ailment

Figueroa was the son of actor Maribel Guardia and the late singer Joan Sebastian, who died in 2015.
Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27
Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27

Santería grows in popularity in Cuba amid less stigma and economic changes

Santería, a fusion of African religions and Catholicism, was one of the few religious practices to quietly endure through decades of prohibitions and expanding to new demographics.
Maritza de la Rosa Perdomo, center, at a Santería ceremony in Havana on Nov. 13, 2022.
Maritza de la Rosa Perdomo, center, at a Santería ceremony in Havana on Nov. 13, 2022.
8d ago

Woman who threatened Latino family with a hammer in racist attack moved to house arrest

"We're stressed ... she even said that she's going to come back," Fatima Suarez, 22, said after the woman who harassed her family for more than a year was released on bond Tuesday.
 Judy Ann Kline waves a hammer outside the door of the Suarez home.
 Judy Ann Kline waves a hammer outside the door of the Suarez home.
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In Brazil, grief-stricken parents bury their children killed in ax attack

The country is reeling after a man with a hatchet jumped over a wall and burst into the Cantinho do Bom Pastor children’s center in southern Brazil, killing four children.
Image: Bruno Machado, right, and his wife Neide Cunha, center, mourn at the funeral of their five-year-old son Bernardo who was killed by a man with a hatchet inside a day care center, at the Sao Jose cemetery in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on April 6, 2023.
Image: Bruno Machado, right, and his wife Neide Cunha, center, mourn at the funeral of their five-year-old son Bernardo who was killed by a man with a hatchet inside a day care center, at the Sao Jose cemetery in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, on April 6, 2023.

Can English unite a divided America? A Mexican American scholar weighs in

The power of American English, from Abraham Lincoln's speeches to rap lyrics and tweets, are all part of the nation’s powerful identity, says author Ilan Stavans.
Ilan Stavans.
Ilan Stavans.

Karol G calls out 'disrespectful' edits made to photos of her on magazine cover

The Colombian singer called out GQ Mexico over images of her, voicing her disappointment on Instagram.
Karol G performs during the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Karol G performs during the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
9d ago

ICE arrests retired Salvadoran military officer accused of involvement in massacre

More than 1,000 adults and children were killed there in 1981 by the military searching for an alleged training camp.
Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia. (Officers faces blurred by source)
Roberto Antonio Garay Saravia. (Officers faces blurred by source)

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