Ingrid Betancourt has returned to her native Colombia for the first time since her release from captivity in July. Betancourt was kidnapped back in 2002 by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and held for six years deep in the Colombian jungle. She plans on traveling to Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela this week where she will thank South American leaders for their efforts to secure her release. Read more»

After an altercation broke out between two women at a Toys 'R' Us in California, their husbands each pulled out guns and shot each other to death. Hand guns and the violence associated with them seem to be all over the new lately. Tell us: do you think that hand guns protect us, or make our communities more prone to violence? Read more»

Carla Molina muses on the triumphs and challenges that come with raising her 16 month old daughter Dessa while preparing for the birth of her second child. Check in with Carla every week on the Mami Diaries to see how she pulls it all off! Read more»