A new wave of Latino leaders is rising in North Carolina’s local elections

This year, Hispanic surnames are appearing more than ever before on ballots for municipal elections as a wave of younger candidates made bids for local office across North Carolina. More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered...

Central American Games: Belize’s Men’s Volleyball Team break 28-year drought, reach semifinals

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Monday, October 20, 2025. 9:48 am CST. Belize defeated El Salvador 3-1 on Sunday, October 19, 2025, earning their first ticket to the Central American Games volleyball semifinals in 28 years. Photo Credit: @norceca_info...

Central American Games Volleyball – Belize sweep Panama 3-0 to reach semi-finals unbeaten

Views: 29 Views: 28 Posted: Monday, October 20, 2025. 8:44 am CST. Belize -white- win 3-0 over Panama and and advance to Central American Games Volleyball Championship semifinals on Sunday, October 19, 2025, in Guatemala City. Photo Credit:...

Lenny Kravitz rocks out at ‘monumental’ homecoming concert to kick off Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival

Rocker Lenny Kravitz made his triumphant Bahamas-performance debut to kick off the 4th annual Culinary & Arts Festival on Friday. “This is the first time we’re playing on home turf,” an emotional Kravitz — whose maternal grandfather was born in...

Bishop Kenney: A ministry of presence

Bishop Kevin Kenney, center, talks with Deacon Kevin Conneely, who ministers at Annunciation in Minneapolis, before the annual Candlelight Rosary Procession Oct. 3, beginning at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul and proceeding to the...

Indigenous women lead increasingly popular cultural tourism trend

Tour guide Iteka Urkala Sanderson Bromley walks a path that has been worn by the footsteps of her ancestors for thousands of years when she shows people her country. The Adnyamathanha (Flinders Ranges), Narungga (Yorke Peninsula) and Yarluyandi...

Sidewalk Suppers

The pop-up culinary movement is thriving in New Orleans, and it is no wonder. Like the city itself, these moveable feasts are bold, a little nonconformist, and full of soul. Typically, chefs set up folding tables with kitchen supplies, food...

‘Bodies strewn across streets’ after huge police operation in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas as 2,500 cops storm gang’s HQ

AT least 64 people were killed and 81 arrested as 2,500 heavily armed police and soldiers stormed Rio de Janeiro’s favelas in the city’s largest-ever anti-gang operation. Gun battles raged for hours on Tuesday across the Alemão and Penha...

Jamaican families in Houston anxiously track Hurricane Melissa’s impact on island loved ones

HOUSTON – Jamaican families in Houston are anxiously following a powerful storm as it moves through the island. Despite widespread damage and internet disruptions, they are doing their best to stay connected with loved ones. Oral Cockett, a...

Angélica Fuentes on Her Transformative New Wellness Brand – NOWFUL

In a city where innovation, culture, and luxury converge, Miami has become the launchpad for NOWFUL[—a transformative wellness system designed to bring balance, clarity, and presence to everyday life. Created by Angélica Fuentes, one of Latin...

Commentary: Donald Trump applies his strongman approach to Latin America

By Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune Other than frustration at surging migration, Latin America has not merited the same level of attention in Washington as the Middle East, Europe or Asia in recent history. That indifference has ended with...

USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Deploys to the Caribbean Amid Rising Tensions

Key Points The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has officially deployed for operations in the Caribbean This carrier group is centered around the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and it includes surface escorts and support vessels The USS...

Jamaica officially declared 'disaster area' as Hurricane Melissa leaves 7 dead and 500k without power - with 25,000 tourists stranded

By BRITTANY CHAIN, US SENIOR REPORTER and JAMIE BULLEN, LIVE COVERAGE EDITOR and RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER and SAM CHISHOLM and STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR Updated: 18:49 EDT, 28 October 2025 Jamaica has been declared a...

As Hurricane Melissa Approaches Us

Illustration: The Weather Channel Here in Cuba, you don’t know what’s harder — finding the hammer or driving the nail. By Lien Estrada HAVANA TIMES – We had gone many years without hurricanes. Others hadn’t. This year, none had visited us since...

Are the New Development Bank and the BRICS Monetary Fund an alternative to the Bretton Woods institutions?

What about the BRICS BRICS The term BRICS (an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) was first used in 2001 by Jim O’Neill, then an economist at Goldman Sachs. The strong economic growth of these countries, combined with their...

How the Philippine Airlines came out from the brink

Fresh capital, debt financing To keep the lights on during the process, Philippine Airlines’ majority shareholder — the conglomerate owned by billionaire Lucio Tan — agreed to inject fresh money: $55 million in equity and debt financing, along...

Santacruz Silver Announces Intention to List on the NASDAQ and Provides Details for Upcoming Annual General & Special Meeting

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSXV: SCZ,OTC:SCZMF) (OTCQX: SCZMF) (FSE: 1SZ) ("Santacruz" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has applied to list its common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the "Nasdaq"). The Company also...

Column: History as our guide: toward a better future for global order

by Liu Zhenmin The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. At the end of the war, the United Nations was born, a contemporary international order took shape, and the course of human...

Art, heart and seasonal good spirits

CREATIVE—Nancy Nestor and her neighbor Scotty McGregor pose for a portrait at Nestor’s Thousand Oaks home on Oct. 17. McGregor is a neighbor who brings his truck over for Halloween. MICHAEL COONS/Acorn Newspapers In the quiet Oakbrook neighborhood...

Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Hurricane Melissa over the Caribbean...major impacts to Jamaica & Cuba

Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: ***** ALWAYS CHECK & RE-CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST & UPDATES! **** Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through...