Fencer Race Imboden is the latest athlete politicize the National Anthem, kneels at Pan Am Games
American fencer Race Imboden joins the rank of athletes interested in infusing their politics into sports, kneeling on the victory stand at the Pan American Games and using the platform as a way to jab at his home More...
Liberty Counsel joins battle against Boston censoring Christian flag
Liberty Counsel filed a brief in support of its motion for summary judgement requesting the United States District Court in Boston to rule that Boston resident Hal Shurtleff and his Christian civic organization, Camp More...
In 2020, we were fighting over the ‘No Fly List’ as the ACLU filed lawsuits
Nine years ago today, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on behalf of 10 U.S. citizens and lawful residents who are prohibited from flying to or from the United States or over U.S. More...
Ecuador: 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes near Peru border
The U.S. Geological Survey reported Friday on a powerful earthquake striking about 115 km ESE of Palora, Ecuador near the Peru border. The earthquake occurred at 5:17 a.m. ECT/EST The quake hit in an sparsely populated More...
My Experience of Starting a Business in Mexico
For businesses of all shapes and sizes, Mexico remains a popular choice. Its market is the size of all Western European countries combined, has the second largest economy in Latin America, and the fifteenth largest More...
Taco Bell to take National Taco Day global on October 4
‘Tis the season to Taco. Today kicks off National Taco Day celebrations for Taco Bell, as the brand builds on beloved traditions from years past and creates a few new ones globally. Not only is the $5 National More...
Family Rosary Announces Winners 2018 ‘Try Prayer! It Works!’ Contest
Family Rosary announces the winners of the 2018 “Try Prayer! It works!” Contest. The 20th annual competition – which encourages students to express their faith through art, poetry and prose – attracted More...
What To Know About Expanding an e-Commerce Business Internationally
When you start an e-commerce business, you might inherently think that you’re going to be selling to customers all over the world. After all, isn’t that the beauty of selling online? There are no borders? The More...
Venezuela crisis: Venezuelans fleeing their country, Neighboring countries stretched to capacity
Since 2014, more than 4 million Venezuelans have fled to find safety, food and medicines in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Aruba, Curacao and Spain. Image/CIA Neighboring More...
Why is the US military not only in Niger, but 176 other countries?
Good afternoon, Gramps here, The world of cable news is just so full of nonsense. With so many important things to report on, in 2017 they frequently resort to this or that about what Donald Trump did and said. NigerImage/CIA Look More...
Yellow fever updates for Brazil and Peru
In Brazil, since the beginning of the outbreak in December 2016 up to 20 April 2017, there were 2,900 cases of yellow fever reported, of which 681 were confirmed. This total includes 372 deaths (234 confirmed), More...
Peru reports locally transmitted Zika infections
Just a month after Peruvian health officials reported a sexually transmitted case of Zika virus infection in Lima, The Ministry of Health (MoH) is reporting this week three indigenous cases. Image/CIA The cases, two More...
How Your Fledgling Firm Can Conserve Its Cash
Every penny is a prisoner if your new business is on a shoestring budget. When cash flow has slowed to a trickle and your bank balance would make a pauper weep, most of your day is spent belt tightening and scouring More...
Northern Peru pneumonic plague cluster grows to 6
In a follow up to a report last week, reports out of Northern Peru say that there are now six confirmed cases of the deadly bacterial disease. This image depicts a magnified view of an oriental rat flea, More...
Peru teen dies from pneumonic plague
A 17-year-old boy in the La Libertad region in northwestern Peru has died from a case of pneumonic plague, according to a diario16 report Dec. 10. Image/CIA The unnamed victim lived with his family in the More...
Pissed off Peruvian woman tosses her husband’s mistress of a cliff
An angry wife proved she had enough of her husbands philandering when she caught the pair together. The jilted woman decided the best way of handling their affair was to toss the younger woman off a cliff–and More...
Police searching for Ramon Gustavo Castillo Gaete, Cult leader who led group to burn baby alive
Police in Chile and Peru are joining forces to find a cult leader accused of leading a group who allegedly burned a 3-day-old baby alive as part of a “doomsday ritual.” This undated photo released by More...
Peru’s Amazonian region battle dengue fever outbreak
Photo/CDC-James Gathany The epidemic of dengue fever in Latin America was enormous in 2012 with some 161,000 people infected with the mosquito borne virus. In Peru, there has been 21,000 dengue cases, or 18 percent More...
Scientists claim 725 penguins died of ‘natural causes’
Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Coastal Studies at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil believe that 745 penguins found washed up along the state’s coastline since June 15 More...
Helicopter crashes in Peruvian Andes; all 14 on board killed
Search and rescue teams found a missing helicopter that crashed into Mount Mamarosa in the Peruvian Andes Saturday morning. Initial reports are that all 14 passengers and crew are dead. Public domain photo/Yuval More...
