HAVANA -- Havana's Capitol building will play host to Cuba's parliament for the first time since 1959, when it came to be seen as a symbol of the old ...

MEXICO CITY -- Parts of southern and central Mexico have been rattled by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake, but there were no immediate reports of damages or...

Acclaimed composer and performer Marc Anthony is among the roster of stars who will perform in one of several balls during President Obama’s inaugur...

A new travel law in Cuba allowing Cubans to travel abroad without an exit visa or a foreign invitation goes into effect Monday, allowing people on th...

Who pays for agricultural subsidies? Agricultural dumping between the United States and Latin American countries have swept agricultural production an...

Rumors are swirling online and in Latin American news media, that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez faces a grave threat to his health, after a Sp...

SAN JUAN TEOTIHUACÁN, Mexico — Wal-Mart longed to build in Elda Pineda’s alfalfa field. It was an ideal location, just off this town’s bustling...

As the end of the year nears, so does Congress' deadline for averting the 'fiscal cliff'. And as the season of giving turns into the season of give-an...

WASHINGTON -- White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2043, according to new census projections. That's part of a historic shif...

Shortly after taking off at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday morning, the plane transporting Mexican singer Jenni Rivera to the semi-finale of the reality talent s...

What at first seemed like a driver being pulled over for speeding on Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City, quickly revealed itself to be a more serious infr...

This week, we caught up with Daniel Hernandez Jr., who was lauded for his heroism after he rushed to help former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords afte...

LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A dispute over ethnicity marked census-taking day in Bolivia as the landlocked Andean nation's population submitted Wednesday to it...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The widow of a provincial Argentine governor has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing her husband in a drunken ...

Surveys of Latino voters show it again and again. President Obama is favored by a majority of likely Latino voters. But a few that break down Latin...

The Dominican nanny accused of killed two children before trying to slash her own throat was having emotional trouble before the horrifying killing an...

Seven things to watch for when President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Gov. Mitt Romney debate foreign policy Monday night: 1. THE TIEBREAKER...

With President Obama’s announcement earlier this year that he personally was in favor of gay marriage, many said it was yet another example of chang...

For most Americans, human and sex trafficking is a practice that evokes far-away lands of underdevelopment and need. But according to recent studies, ...

Immigration to the United States last year had its smallest increase in a decade, and the proportion of Latin Americans among immigrants fell, accordi...

The U.S. Administration is stepping in to protect human rights in Honduras, stricken by an escalation of press freedom violations and violent attacks ...

The Colombian government has opened "exploratory talks" with its largest rebel aimed at ending a half-century insurgency, President Juan Manuel Santos...

Hector Alarcon, an Orlando restaurateur who emigrated from Colombia, voted for Republican John McCain four years ago. He’s for Barack Obama this tim...

The rise of Latinos up the ranks of the Republican Party is momentous, but it’s not enough, said the head of a national group of conservative activi...

Less than 12 miles away from the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Texas Rep. Ron Paul gave an impassioned farewell speech to about 8,000 rauco...