Cuba's most well known dissident blogger, Yoani Sánchez, says she was simply walking down the street in Havana with three other people when two men she describes as Cuban agents in civilian clothes forced her inside an unmarked black car and beat. . . READ FULL STORY

America has never before met a wise Latina like Sonia Sotomayor. Latina contributor and former Editor-in-Chief Sandra Guzmán offers the first glimpse of the woman behind the robe in this exclusive profile of the newly minted Supreme Court. . . READ FULL STORY

Late last month, a female student at Bandeirante University in Brazil was expelled after wearing a dress to campus that nearly caused a riot. Geisy Arruda, 20, says that she “always dressed in a way that makes me feel good and that doesn’t. . . READ FULL STORY

The shooting death of a 17-year-old in Buffalo, NY remained unsolved for 11 years until a pastor admitted to committing the crime. Buffalo police say Jose Figueroa, 31, confessed to killing Alex Martinez in January 1998. A tip led police to. . . READ FULL STORY

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between his country and Colombia. Tensions between the two countries continue to rise, and Chavez insists that if a. . . READ FULL STORY