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1 Body Found as U.S. Coast Guard Continues to Search for 38 Still Missing From Capsized Boat off Florida

Florida: 1 Body Found as U.S. Coast Guard Continues to Search for 38 Still Missing From Capsized Boat

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it had recovered a body during a search for 39 people whose boat capsized off Florida's Atlantic coast over the weekend.

Cuba Protests: Nearly 800 People Charged Over Anti-Government Demonstrations, Prosecutors Say

Jan 27, 2022 01:08 AM EST By Joshua Summers

Prosecutors in Cuba said at least 790 people, including dozens of teenagers, were charged over the anti-government protests that erupted in July.

Biden Administration Hits 8 Cuban Officials With U.S. Travel Bans Over Imprisonment of Peaceful Protesters

Jan 07, 2022 02:22 AM EST By Joshua Summers

The Biden administration slapped a travel ban on eight Cuban officials it says have been involved in the repression of peaceful protesters in Cuba since July.

Gunmen Stormed a Hotel in Mexico and Kidnapped 38 Guests, Including 22 Foreigners

Sep 16, 2021 02:06 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Police in northern Mexico have found 38 people, including 22 foreigners, who were kidnapped at a hotel in San Luis Potosi state.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Warns Migrants From Cuba, Haiti Not To Flee to U.S. Amid Unrest

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Warns Cubans and Haitians Not To Flee to U.S. Amid Unrest

Jul 14, 2021 01:13 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned possible migrants from Cuba and Haiti against trying to enter the U.S. illegally.

Oscars 2015 History: How Have Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Hispanic-Americans Done With the Academy Awards?

Jan 25, 2015 03:01 PM EST By David Salazar

Outside of Mexicans and Argentineans, not many other Latin Americans have managed strong performances at the Oscar. That said, there are Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Hispanic-Americans who have succeeded at the event over the years.

NPR Poll Proves That All Latinos are Not the Same

Jan 30, 2014 05:44 PM EST By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Each Latino subgroup holds unique characteristics, a fact that is usually veiled by a desire to homogenize and create uniformity based on a common spoken language. A new poll, conducted by the fine folks at NPR, unveiled some of the factors unique to each group, which varies further depending on the number of U.S. native and immigrants to belong to each group.