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Milwaukee Shop Under Fire Over Owner's 'English' Only Policy to Employees

The League of United Latin American Citizens is demanding a federal investigation amid accusations that a Milwaukee based store owner urged his employees to speak only English and not to converse with customers in Spanish.

New Horizon Hoping to Build on Pluto Discoveries With New Summer Mission

Leaders of the New Horizon flyby mission are looking to venture where no man has gone before. Leaders of the New Horizon flyby mission are looking to venture where no man has gone before.

Diversity in Tech: Silicon Valley Leadership Dominated by White Men, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Report Finds

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) met on Wednesday to discuss for the first time the diversity problem in Silicon Valley, as Latin Post previously reported.

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Relief Bill 'Not the Bill I Would Write,' Says Latino Congressman

Stressing that it is the not the bill that he would have written, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking member Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz) is throwing his support behind a compromise bill aimed at helping Puerto Rico out of its still bubbling debt crisis.

Study Finds Racial Segregation Deepening in Public Education

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that racial segregation has been deepening in public education, leading to an 11 percent increase in the number of Latino and Black students now enrolled in impoverished schools from 2001 through 2014.

Undocumented Immigrant Students to Earn $8.5 Million Financial Aid at this California University

The University of California has announced plans to annually invest $8.4 million to aid as many as three thousand undocumented students over the next three years.

ICE Raids in Nevada Lead to at Least 85 Arrests, Many Suspects Facing Deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials recently arrested at least 87 immigrants in Nevada that agents classified as threats to public safety.

Otto Wants Big Rigs to Drive Themselves 'Exit to Exit' - And Has a Plan to Make it Happen Fast

What do you get when a couple dozen former Google, Apple, and Tesla employees get together? A startup called Otto -- quite possibly the most disruptive tech since the Internet.

Telemundo Aims for Bilingual Latinos, NBC Universal Adds Don Francisco and Walking Dead to Lineups

In an effort to reach U.S-born Hispanics, NBC said some of their Spanish-language programming would appeal to English speakers. Upcoming reality show "The Riveras" will be one of few produced in English, albeit with Spanish subtitles.

Immigration News: Republicans Win Fight to Keep ‘Illegal Alien’ After Library of Congress Eliminates It

House Appropriations Committee members voted on 12 bills Tuesday, one debating whether "illegal alien" should be used in legislation. Those opposing the measure won out, 25-24, ensuring lawmakers could propose bills utilizing the derogatory term.

Diversity in Tech: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Discuss Solutions, Reveal New Report

Silicon Valley continues to struggle with its lack of diversity, but many firms are now funding initiatives, adjusting policy, and actively seeking solutions. Now, two years after Google began the trend, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is finally joining the conversation in an active way.

2016 Presidential Poll Has Hillary Clinton Leading Donald Trump in New National Poll, Closing In Georgia

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by six points in a new national presidential poll of more than 6,000 voters.

Watch the Past 200 Years of Immigration to the U.S. in Less Than 2 Minutes

While it's easier than to get caught up in the current contentious debate over immigration, a visualization of the past 200 years of immigration to the U.S., parsed by the countries that are the largest source of immigrants, provides a bit of perspective.

Immigrant Citizenship Applications Spike to Four-Year High, But Donald Trump May Not be Why

Donald Trump may campaign on strict anti-immigration laws, but he may not be the reason for a double-digit jump in U.S. citiizenship applicants. The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed fee increases that would make applying for naturalization upwards of $640.

US Doctors at Mass General Perform Country's First Penis Transplant Surgery

A 64-year-old Massachusetts General patient has become the first male in the U.S. to undergo penile transplant surgery.

Donald Trump Will Turn the World Against the US, Former Mexican President Vincente Fox Warns

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox suggested that if Donald Trump were elected President of the United States, the world would become inflamed with a renewed sense of anti-Americanism.

10 Percent Chance Hawaii Could Suffer Mega-Tsunami After 9.0 Magnitude Earthquake: Study

Researchers insist there is roughly a 10 percent chance Hawaii could suffer a mega-tsunami over the next half-century that impacts as many as 300,000 people and causes up to $40 billion in damage.

Sheriff Joe Apraio Could Face Jail Time After Disobeying Court Order to Stop Profiling Latinos

Arizona taxpayers are on the hook for hundreds of million of dollars resulting from an ongoing ACLU lawsuit accusing Joe Arpaio of illegally detaining Latinos. Last Friday, an Arizona judge found Arpaio countined to systematically target the Hispanic community against his wishes.

Texas, North Carolina Among States Defying President Obama's Order to Transform Bathrooms Across US Public Schools

The states of North Carolina and Texas are already aligning to defy President Obama's anticipated directive requiring educators to allow students to use bathrooms according to their gender identity as opposed to their birth certificates.

Breakthrough, Speedier Tuberculosis Treatment Endorsed by WHO but Carries Risks for Some

The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed the advancement of a new plan that could cut the treatment time for some super-bug tuberculosis patients more than in half.