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Venezuela’s Electricity Minister Luis Motta Dominguez announced on Thursday that the country intends to shut off all power for four hours a day for a 40-day period in response to the current energy crisis. Venezuela is cutting power as a last-resort effort to save energy during the drought that has…
Immigrants in the United States often deal with a fair amount of culture shock in their new home, but there’s one thing Latino immigrants in Denver are still getting used to: the drinking water. According to The New York Times, Denver authorities are on a mission to convince Latino immigrants,…
Kobe Bryant went out in a way so perfectly Kobe-esque. On Wednesday night, Bryant dropped his seventh career 60-point game in a comeback win over the Utah Jazz. It took him 50 shot attempts to get there, but that only reinforces the point. That’s not meant as a knock against…
With obesity rates in Latino communities across the country skyrocketing, more and more discourse surrounding weight loss and control is surfacing within these communities. Typically, weight loss requires a calorie deficit and eliminating certain unhealthy foods from a diet, such as alcohol, dairy, and sweets. But according to a Tim…
A traveling exhibit, demonstrating how Spain left its mark on America, will be opening in Houston, TX, on Thursday, April 14. The exhibit, called “Designing America: Spain’s Imprint in the U.S,” will include historical documents and audio-visual elements to remind viewers of the culture that helped shape our country. The…
For years, nutrition fads preached the dangers of high-fat foods — particularly meat and dairy. In response to this anti-fat content movement, skim milk became a wildly popular alternative to full-fat milk. But new research suggests that individuals who consume full-fat dairy actually weigh less and moreover are less likely…
Every day, an average of eight million people fly. Some fly to go on vacation, some for work, and still others are trying to get to conferences or events, much like the members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). And there is good news on that front —…
For those with an interest in pictures and the photographers who take them, a new database launched by the the New York Public Library (NYPL) will be like an interactive museum right at home. According to Hyperallergic.com, the NYPL has developed what they’re calling the online Photographers’ Identities Catalog (PIC).…
An elusive software developer in Cuba that only goes by the name “Kuma” in order to evade the communist island authorities has won a Miami-based contest for creating an “app” that will help make internet accessible to majority of Cuba. According to Fox News Latino, the HeyCuba Hackthon had more…