Late last month, The New York Times published an investigation that detailed harrowing allegations of sexual abuse by Chavez, including the grooming and assault of minors. Chavez's longtime colleague Dolores Huerta alleged that he had raped her.
Casa Dani is more than a restaurant-it's an invitation into the culinary world of Chef García. The menu brings together iconic creations from his award-winning, Michelin-starred concepts, now for the first time on the West Coast.
The AI-animated music video praising Spencer Pratt features lyrics like 'Latinos for Pratt we're singing/Because we're tired of this dirty beat,' but the musical style is more Miami and Cuban than reflective of L.A.'s Latino heritage.
Espina humorously admitted to oversleeping on a significant news day, stating, 'Breaking news, mi gente! I can't believe it.' His videos celebrated Maduro's fall but also expressed concern about the complexities of the situation.
Rafael, who previously starred on Empire, the Dynasty reboot, and the gay rights historical miniseries When We Rise, has been sharing clips of his recent trip to Ecuador's gorgeous Galapagos Islands. The 39-year-old spent two weeks on the volcanic archipelago taking in the picture-perfect views and the rich biodiversity the islands are famous for.
She explained that she was facing bureaucratic hurdles in obtaining her degree to qualify as a senior technician in dental prosthetics. And, even with the diploma, it would be difficult to survive on a monthly salary of 3,000 pesos (about $6). In Cuba, she said, you have to be a magician to survive the nonexistent transportation, the inflation, the corruption, [or] the fact that the country is operating with a currency that not everyone can access.
On Ash Wednesday, 2026, two Roman Catholic priests and a religious sister entered an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, to celebrate Mass with detainees inside. It might seem like a simple, routine event: a religious service to mark the start of Lent. But the Mass represented a legal win for the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, based in Chicago.
It makes me feel proud, simply because of the specific time we're in right now. It definitely takes a lot of courage for kids my age to represent their culture. Anthony Benitez, an 18-year-old violin student born in the United States to Mexican immigrants, expressed how the academy provides a meaningful outlet for cultural expression amid punitive immigration enforcement affecting Latino and immigrant families across the country.
Bridget Finn describes her experience leading up to Art Basel Miami Beach as exhilarating and gratifying, emphasizing the unique feel of Miami during the off-season. She enjoys local exhibitions and the community, which are essential to the show's success.
Here's a reminder that no matter how high and mighty you get in Trump's White House, a Latino is still an exotic "other." Tokenizing someone is always an ugly thing - yet Rubio deserves no tears. He has made a career out of wearing his latinidad like a shiny guayabera when convenient, long casting himself as the boy-faced exception to the corrupt, ineffectual Latino politician archetype.
The goalposts always move for me. We got a top-five defense, and it's like I've heard nothing about it. ... I do think I should be on an All-Defensive team. I feel like that's understood. But people might try to pick other dudes or whatever the case may be. They try to use anything. I don't even know what the criteria is anymore because at first it was about winning, and then you got guys that aren't winning that are on the team.
I have been very vocal about the fact that I'm scared of what I'm seeing in this country. I've been living here for decades. This is not the place that I grew up in. We need to all stand up.
he was one of my favorite fighters before, til now too, let me tell you. This Saturday- one day I think, 'one day you will be fighting with him,' and look at now. This is real, and next Saturday, January 24, it will be happening. It's amazing.
Keshad Johnson is not a name that many non-Miami Heat fans may know. However, he'll have the opportunity to change that as he prepares to compete in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest this weekend. The Slam Dunk Contest at NBA All-Star Weekend may not be what it used to be, but despite the lack of big names, it's still one of the biggest lures of the festivities.
"We're getting ready to film soon," Carrera said. "So, you might see some more of me out there! It's all happening. I don't want to say too much, but we'll see what happens. It would be nice," she added.
Ware is not a throw-in for the Rising Stars game, either; he's participating because he's one of the NBA's best young players. He's also one of the top talented young players at the center position, not to mention with the Heat. That said, his season has had more ups and downs than his rookie year did, and he's having a better season by the numbers, yet he's fallen out of Miami's rotation more often than not lately.
This is the site of the Florida state historical marker commemorating Arthur Lee McDuffie, a Black insurance broker and former US Marine whose 1979 beating death at the hands of Miami police ignited one of the most consequential uprisings in the city's history. A plaque unveiled in February 2024 at the site of his attack finally acknowledged the violence that fractured McDuffie's skull and the community-wide outrage that followed.
The artists José Parlá and Claudia Hilda, his wife, live in a former fire station in Fort Greene surrounded by memories of Cuba, which Parlá's ­family fled in 1970 and where ­Hilda lived until recently. "There's a lot of magical realism here, a big mix of Cuban traditions and religion," says Parlá, pointing to an icon of la Caridad del Cobre, the island's patron saint, in the kitchen. "We cannot move her!"
