For Congress, lots to do, little time and looming elections
WASHINGTON - House members came together on the steps of the Capitol Friday to mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11, listening to speeches, joining with the U.S. Marine Band in a rendition of "God Bless America" and observing a moment of silence.
Lucha libre builds on strong tradition across borderlands
On Sundays, Sergio De La Rosa recreates an important part of his past that he has carried since he was born in El Paso and raised in Juarez. De La Rosa runs P.o.r. Promotions, which showcases lucha libre, the colorful and highly acrobatic style of Mexican wrestling with deep roots across the border.
Native Americans still fighting for voting equality
SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah – Terry Whitehat remembers gathering at the community hall in Navajo Mountain each election day, where Navajo Nation members in this remote Utah community would cast their ballots.
Will the Latino ‘sleeping giant’ wake and vote this November?
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Andrea Montes turns 18 just weeks before the November election, and the Wisconsin resident plans to vote for the first time.
As Rio wraps up, world looks to Summer, Winter Olympics in Asia
RIO DE JANEIRO — With South America’s first Summer Olympics coming to a close in Brazil, the international sports spotlight will shift to Asia for the next two Olympic Games — the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea and the 2020 Summer Games in Japan.
‘Latinx is me’: How one letter links controversy, community
PHOENIX — Just one letter – “x”– has spurred death threats, sparked arguments and reverberated throughout a community.
Khizr Khan calls on McCain, other GOP leaders to stand up to Trump
WASHINGTON - The last book Khizr Khan sent his son Humayun, an Army captain who was killed in a 2004 car bombing in Iraq, was Sen. John McCain's "Why Courage Matters."
Rio marks 18th Olympics for Arizona man
RIO DE JANEIRO — Olympians spend their entire lives preparing for the Games; Chuck Brandt has spent a lifetime attending them.
Pokémon goes to Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Evers family from Washington, D.C., has been planning its trip to the Olympics here for a year and a half.
Rio in international spotlight during Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — Already the second-most populated metropolitan area in Brazil, thousands will travel from all over the world within the next three weeks to visit Rio de Janeiro, but there’s more to see than the 2016 Olympic Games.
From California to a kibbutz, former ASU track star runs winding road to represent Israel in Rio
KIBBUTZ EIN SHEMER, ISRAEL — Sitting at his kitchen table in his home on a kibbutz about a one hour drive north of Tel Aviv, Donald Blair-Sanford observed how much his life has changed since he was a student-athlete at Arizona State University.
