Hispanicallyspeakingnews - hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Hispanically Speaking News Global Feed
General Information:
Latest News:
Hispanic Chicago Artist Turns Gang Graffiti into Cultural Art 27 Aug 2013 | 06:12 pm
A street artist is dedicated to repainting the graffiti daubed by street-gang members around his Chicago neighborhood, transforming the vandalized walls into naturalistic landscapes, comic-strip chara...
Good Nutrition Can Boost School Performance 27 Aug 2013 | 05:11 pm
Start the day with grains, fruit and dairy. A healthy diet can help students excel in school, a registered dietitian says. One of the best ways to jump-start a successful school day is to provide ch...
STUDY: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Ancient Glaciers of Spain 27 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
The last glacial maximum was a time when Earth’s far northern and far southern latitudes were largely covered in ice sheets and sea levels were low. Over much of the planet, glaciers were at their gre...
HISPANIC STANDOUT: Former Astronaut Frankling Chang Diaz Honored in His Home Country of Costa Rica 27 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
Former Costa Rican-American astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz on Monday received an honorary doctorate from the state-run Universidad de Costa Rica, or UCR, for his contributions to science, technology an...
Rapper Fat Joe Turns Himself in to Serve Tax Evasion Sentence 27 Aug 2013 | 03:13 am
Rapper Fat Joe has turned himself into federal custody. Fat Joe, born Joseph Cartagena, turned himself in to a Miami detention center on Monday to begin serving a 4-month sentence for tax evasion. I...
HISPANIC HEALTH: Using Community Health Workers Helps Mexican American Community Combat Diabetes 27 Aug 2013 | 02:57 am
The prevalence of diabetes among Hispanic Americans is growing and their likelihood of being hospitalized for uncontrolled diabetes is two times greater than that of non-Hispanic Whites. Rather than a...
“Piolin” Files Defamation Suit Against His Accusers 27 Aug 2013 | 02:40 am
Spanish-language radio star Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo today filed a civil extortion lawsuit against six former Univision employees and their Los Angeles attorneys for attempting to shake him down for near...
VENEZUELA: Two Charged with Planning to Kill to the President 27 Aug 2013 | 02:37 am
Venezuela’s leftist government announced Monday the arrest of two foreign nationals who planned to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in a plot involving former Colombian head of state Alvaro Uribe....
Tropical Storm Fernand Makes Landfall in Mexico, 13 Dead Thus Far 27 Aug 2013 | 02:28 am
At least 13 people died Monday in landslides resulting from the intense rains brought by Tropical Storm Fernand on its passage over the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, authorities said. In an extr...
Blog del Narco: 2.5 tons of Marijuana Hidden in Tanker Truck 27 Aug 2013 | 02:01 am
A cargo of more than two and a half tons of marijuana that was being transported in a truck Tank was secured yesterday by members of the federal police on a highway passing through the state. Federal...
