Learning from the children

A family walks into a non-descript restaurant in Humboldt Park, a little girl tugging at her mother’s hands. It is time for lunch. People are ordering food, and eating it, taking this mundane task for granted. But the little girl notices a young woman, standing apart from...

Highschool Student Shoot through the Mouth

Published Mon Jan 23, 2009, 04:36 PM MST On 23, January 2009 Sampaloc Tanay Rizal A man claimed he accidentally shot the teenager in the face with a rifle, now tells police he was trying to protect his boss for rudely words discourteous...

US drops charges against 5 Guantanamo prisoners

Notice how they "abruptly" dropped charges , yet ... they've been held WITHOUT a trial for a substantial amount of time ....some more than 7years."SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The U.S. military abruptly dropped charges against five Guantanamo Bay detainees, including one...

Atlantic SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT

More trouble could be brewing in the Caribbean.  Even if it does not reach storm status, the last thing Haiti, Cuba and other area islands need is more rain."SPECIAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATEMENT NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 415 PM EDT SUN SEP 21 2008 ...

Unwanted Jounalists: Standing Among Great Men

Here's a story from a very respected journalist and a great man, John E. Carey. He has been in Pakistan trying to find Muhammad all along fearing his friend, a man whom he calls his brother, was dead. This is a stirring piece and is highlighted in full thanks to Mr. Carey's...

Catholics celebrate Feast of St. John the Baptist

Every town in the world named St. John or "San Juan" today celebrates the feast of St. John the Baptist.  In the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic nation, the annual celebration is met with playful dousing and sprinkling of water to... any one. In the City of...

U.S. Drops Charges Against '20th Hijacker' Facing Guantanamo Trial

If one of the six men set to face murder trial charges for involvement in the 9/11 attacks can have the charges against him dropped, is it possible that the remaining five men might as well?" SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Pentagon is dropping charges against a Saudi at...

Chelsea Clinton stumps for her mother in Puerto Rico

"Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother Tuesday in Puerto Rico, where the marathon race for the Democratic presidential nomination has brought new importance to a U.S. island that typically has scant say over national affairs.With just over a month to go before Puerto...