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Current Republican presidential candidate and former Florida governor Jeb Bush recently made a long-awaited return to the Sunshine State to reconnect with his old supporters and appeal to the state’s rapidly rising Latino population. According to the Washington Post, Monday, July 27 marked Bush’s first campaign efforts in Florida since…
In 2003, Arkansas introduced a controversial new anti-obesity measure — body report cards for children. The report cards measure body mass index, the ratio of height and weight, to determine which children are obese. Also known as BMI letters, and even “Fat Letters,” critics say they are scarlet letters for…
Among the racial or ethnic groups within the United States, the Hispanic and Latino population is thriving. With a population total of 54 million in the United States, Hispanics and Latinos make up 17% of the population — and this number is expected to double in the near future. Along…
Kelly Osbourne has apologized after she attempted to call out Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the Aug. 4 episode of The View for his statements about Mexican immigrants, asking on air, “If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet,…
A lawyer for catastrophic injuries will often target the victims of auto collisions or workplace safety violations in advertisements. A firm’s audience can also include the family members of deceased car accident victims, who number around 37,000 in the U.S. annually. While some ads are serious, others tend to be…
Despite his highly publicized antipathy for illegal Mexican immigrants, real estate developer and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may be guilty of hiring the very same people he accused of being “rapists” and “drug dealers” less than a month ago. Gawker reports that Trump’s latest development project, the Trump International…
When most people reach their 60s, they have a long, relaxing retirement to look forward to, with much of their income provided by Social Security. However, for the majority of older female immigrants, those Social Security benefits don’t exist. As a result, their retirement years are spent working as caretakers…
On Tuesday, July 7, hopeful U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for legislative changes that would allow Puerto Rico’s public entities to restructure their collective $72 billion in debt under the protection of U.S. bankruptcy law. Currently, U.S. bankruptcy law excludes Puerto Rico, which is an unincorporated U.S. territory…
In the race to win North American auto manufacturing, Mexico is not just keeping pace with U.S. plants, but gaining fast in 2015. And Detroit, which has long been the auto capital of North America, is losing out on new jobs this year to both southern U.S. states and Mexican…
There’s no short supply of things that can cause depression in adolescents: academic stress, heartbreak, divorcing parents, family financial struggles, low self-esteem. The list goes on. Even a home’s decor can make a person gloomy, as 14% of people recently reported in a survey. According to a new study published…