Some 6,000 Jenni Rivera fans armed with white roses arrived at Long Beach’s Gibson Amphitheatre Wednesday to say goodbye to “La Diva de la Banda.” The memorial was a ticketed ceremony –ticket holders were the lucky ones at a lottery
By Matthew StanderferCronkite News Small gifts, big impact Federal campaign finance rules do not require that candidates collect and report data on the source of donations below $200, but those unitemized “small” donations collectively added up to hundreds of millions
Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe 2012 Wednesday night. LAS VEGAS — An American university student is the new Miss Universe, defeating dozens of contestants from six continents to bring the crown back to the U.S. after a
By Sarah PringleCronkite News PHOENIX – As a former room service worker at a Phoenix hotel, Daria Ovide said she saw housekeepers harm their backs, knees and wrists lifting dozens of heavy mattresses each day. Now a spokeswoman for Unite
We often hear that the holiday season is also the “Season of Giving.” These days, when I think about the spirit of “giving back,” I think of the selflessness and generosity of those Latino immigrant day laborers who assisted in
By Erin Siegal http://knau.org/post/report-shows-anti-latino-hate-crimes-down-31-percent A new report from the FBI shows a total of 7,713 hate crimes against victims were reported in 2011. Crimes against Latinos changed the most significantly, decreasing by 31 percent. The most prevalent motivation for attacks
The slaughter of all those little boys and girls turned the commander in chief into another parent in grief, searching for answers. Alone on a spare stage, President Barack Obama declared Sunday he will use “whatever power” he has to
By Cronkite News StaffCronkite News Puerto Rico Unsettled Territory featured stories: A Department of Justice Report on the Puerto Rico Police Department Reveals an ‘Agency in Profound Disrepair’ Statehood bid complicated by a struggling economy Violent campaign for Puerto Rican
By Joe HenkeCronkite News E-Verify how-to The steps to verifying, under the Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system, that a new hire is legally able to work in the U.S. • E-Verify checks both U.S. citizens and non-citizens. It
The shooter – believed to be 24-years-old from New Jersey – is confirmed dead Second gunman now in custody One entire classroom is unaccounted for, sources said One teacher said masked gunman started firing out shots from kindergarten classroom shortly
