Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writer Washington, D.C. — The DREAM Act had everything going for it. Almost. The bill supporting college and military prospects for the brightest and bravest among America’s undocumented youth had the support of educators. It had the support of military leaders. It had the support of religious leaders. It had [...]
Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press Washington, D.C. (AP) — Thousands more children would eat lunches and dinners at school and all school food would become more nutritious under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Monday, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. “At a very basic level, this act is about [...]
Fabiola Sánchez Associated Press Caracas, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Tuesday asked congress to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers. The measure would give the president the ability to bypass the National [...]
Richard Jones El Hispanic News Writer Florence, AZ — Merry Christmas, ICE style? Héctor López, just past his 21st birthday, is back in the United States. That’s the good news. The bad news is that he is being held in the Florence Detention Center, about 60 miles southeast of downtown Phoenix. On the 23rd day [...]
Arthur Max Associated Press Cancún, Mexico (AP) — A U.N. climate conference on Saturday approved a deal to create a “green” fund for developing countries and to take other small steps to address global warming, over heated objections from Bolivia that the pact doesn’t go far enough. The agreement in Cancun went a long way [...]
Lillian Shirley, RN, MPH, MPA Multnomah County Health Department Director With the flu season upon us, everyone over 6 months of age is recommended to get a flu shot to protect themselves, family members, and the community against influenza. People may choose not to get a flu shot because of concerns or misinformation. Here are [...]
Portland, OR — The Portland Timbers unveiled on Thursday the team’s official uniforms, training wear, and apparel line that will be featured during the Timbers’ inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) season in 2011. Dubbed “Runway on the Runway,” the event was held at Portland International Airport in the 64,000-square-foot hangar Horizon Air, the sister carrier [...]
Mark Stevenson Associated Press Cancun, Mexico (AP) — The host nation of the U.N. climate talks in Cancun on Wednesday called the U.S. pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions “modest,” while praising other nonbinding offers made by India and China. President Barack Obama has proposed reducing U.S. emissions by 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 [...]
Santiago, Chile (AP) — Economists say poverty in Latin America is declining as the region struggles to recover from two years of financial crisis. The U.N.’s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that 180 million people are living in poverty today in Latin American countries, which represents a return to 2008 levels. [...]
Bogota, Colombia (AP) — Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos has described the infiltration of drug money into the country’s professional soccer clubs as repugnant and is promising to do away with it. Santos made the vow Wednesday at an awards banquet for Edgar Rentería, the Colombian star of this year’s Major League Baseball World Series. [...]
