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Lives Cut Short: COVID-19's Heavy Burden on Older Latinos
The coronavirus pandemic has eaten away at the Latino edge in life expectancy in staggering fashion, and taken a disproportionate toll on older members of the community compared with whites. By Ruben Castaneda | U.S. News & World Report | JUN. 1, 2022 | Photo by Jessica Pons LOS ANGELES ... -
An artist confronts the anguish, and hope, of Ukraine
By Patrick J. McDonnell | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 1, 2022 | Photo by Dogukan Keskinkilic IRPIN, Ukraine — As Russian forces were advancing on Kyiv in late February, the Ukrainian military tried to stall them by blowing up a highway bridge just north of the capital. It may have helped. ... -
Reflections on Uvalde and historical Latino burdens
Opinion by Emilio Zamora | Austin American-Statesman | JUN. 5, 2022 | Photo by Eric Gay My wife Angela and I drove down to Uvalde last Saturday and Sunday to pay our respects to the families suffering unimaginable losses to gun violence and incompetent authorities. The grief and sorrow were palpable as ... -
Want to stop immigration? Empower immigrants in the U.S. to help their families back home
Column by Jean Guerrero | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 9, 2022 | Photo by Moises Castillo President Biden wants to slow migration to this country, a priority of his administration at the Summit of the Americas. It’s a bizarre venue to make such a stand, considering that the event is happening ... -
Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age ...
Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise its aging out policies for children of high-skilled visa holders. By Lauren Feiner | CNBC | JUN. 7, 2022 A coalition of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uberare urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies for children ... -
Mexican megachurch leader given nearly 17 years in U.S. prison for child sex abuse
By Norma Galeana and Steve Gorman | REUTERS | JUN. 9, 2022 | Photo by Fernando Carranza LOS ANGELES, June 8 (Reuters) - The head of a Mexico-based evangelical megachurch that claims about 5 million followers worldwide was sentenced on Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom to 16 years and ... -
They pour drinks. They clean rooms. Latin American workers wish they had more say at ...
By Cindy Carcamo | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 8, 2022 | Photo credits: Mel Melcon, Al Schaben, Dania Maxwel When Ana Diaz, a Salvadoran immigrant who lives in Van Nuys, found out she would be mixing cocktails for world leaders at the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, she ... -
Women, Black and Latino workers underpaid by California State University, study finds
By Nathan Solis | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 8, 2022 | Photo by Jason Armond for LA Times Women, Black and Latino workers are paid less than their white male counterparts at California State University, according to a union study. Union officials say the disparities among nonfaculty members highlight ... -
Garcia, Briscoe will likely head to November runoff for 42 House district
Story and photo by Kristy Hutchings | Press-Telegram | JUN. 8, 2022 Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia has maintained a commanding lead in the race for California’s newly formed 42nd Congressional District — setting up a somewhat surprising runoff against Republican John Briscoe in the Nov. 8 general election. Briscoe’s ... -
Arellano Column: This time, election night is a real party pooper for L.A. County Sheriff ...
The incumbent will face challenger Robert Luna in the November general election. Column by Gustavo Arellano | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 8, 2022 | Photo by Luis Sinco Modelos and margaritas flowed. Dance music thumped. Bruschetta and cheeseburgers disappeared. The party at Cities Restaurant in East Los Angeles was ...
