Maricarmen, the woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, dies at 87
Her eviction from the Madrid home where she had lived for seven decades sparked protests, encampments and a political reckoning across Spain
Corinna Lain, death penalty expert: ‘Lethal injection has been problematic from the start’
The author of ‘Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection’ examines Christa Pike’s failed execution in Tennessee
Hispanidad or latinidad: Shakira opens debate on cultural identity beyond a common language
The Colombian, who has added a final date to her Madrid residency on Hispanic Heritage Day, argues that the term Latin American includes Spain, France, Italy, and Portugal, raising doubts among linguists
The age of nuclear clocks is here: A new tool for probing the laws of physics
Chinese and European scientists have unveiled prototypes that usher in a new era of timekeeping, using thorium-229 as their ‘pendulum’
Rosalind Franklin had seen the helix: A forgotten photograph rewrites the history of DNA’s structure
Notes by the scientist pointing to a helical structure once again challenge the distorted account of her role in the discovery
The Madrid bear sculpture meant for a Miami roundabout that ended up inside a restaurant instead
In 2022 Isabel Díaz Ayuso traveled to the Florida city and announced an upcoming tribute to the Spanish region she presides. But the ‘Comunidad de Madrid Square’ never materialized
Flávio Bolsonaro announces he wants to ‘reform the Constitution to redemocratize’ Brazil
The far-right candidate faces President Lula in the October 25 runoff
From Sheinbaum to Meloni: world leaders push measures to protect themselves from AI deepfakes
The Mexican president accelerates a reform to penalize the use of fake videos featuring government officials, while the Italian prime minister trademarks her voice with EU intellectual property agency
The desperate effort to send food via drones to a Ukrainian city starving under Russian occupation
Residents describe what it’s like to survive in Oleshky without supplies, surrounded by landmines and under the threat of drones, before managing to make a ‘life or death’ escape
Lourdes M. Rosado, president of LatinoJustice: ‘These elections are the opportunity to tell Trump that his policies are not acceptable’
A new report from the organization examines how the Supreme Court’s decisions affect the country’s 68 million Latinos by clearing the way for the president’s anti‑immigrant agenda
Forty percent of US Latinos report being worse off financially than a year ago
A UnidosUS poll identifies the cost of living as the top concern for 83% of Hispanics, an electorate that will be decisive in 12 of the 37 most competitive districts
The Christa Pike case and the ethical dilemma of saving someone the state is trying to kill
The double failed execution by lethal injection in Tennessee raises questions about the role of doctors in capital punishment
The electoral cost of Trump’s remarks that Iran could ‘take out’ LA or San Diego
The president continues to drag down Republican candidates running for California governor and state attorney general, as well as other key positions and House seats
Student protests in France, in pictures
Youths across the country have been called out for a day of demonstrations to protest the decline of the education system, the lack of opportunities, and teachers’ pay
Nearly two decades on death row in Texas: The legal fight to save Melissa Lucio from lethal injection
Amid the national debate on capital punishment following Christa Pike’s failed double lethal injection in Tennessee, the attorney for the first Latina who could be executed in Texas is defending her innocence
US moves spy drones from Africa to Colombia and Ecuador to combat drug trafficking
Washington is relocating an undetermined number of MQ-9 Reapers, according to ‘The New York Times’
Eva Marie Saint: the Hitchcock muse whose career spanned nearly eight decades
The 1955 Oscar winner for ‘On the Waterfront’ and co-star of ‘North by Northwest’ was 102 when she passed away at her home in LA on Tuesday. Besides these famous roles, she played almost 100 characters throughout her lifetime and remained active until five years ago
Israel, a divided nation, relives the pain of the 2023 Hamas attacks
The country commemorates the more than 1,200 victims on an anniversary overshadowed by the upcoming elections, a gauge of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political accountability
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