The beginning of the school year means parents packing up school lunches for their children. This reminds me of my childhood when my mother packed my lunchbox with tasty treats and a satisfying lunch to get me through the day. Old habits are hard to break. The “going back to school” time got me thinking about the importance of packing your lunch box, even beyond your school yard years.



Actor Benicio del Toro said Friday that he feels proud of being Puerto Rican and Latino, and urged a group of recent university graduates not to forget their roots and to take full advantage of being bilingual and understanding two cultures.

Doctors are getting ready to inject people with the Zika virus.

While in political circles the historical handshake between Presidents Barack Obama and Raúl Castro was both applauded and condemned, in aseptic hospital hallways it signaled a path to a medical collaboration that had remained untouched for more than six decades.

Manuel Villacorta has assembled three healthy, delicious and nutritious recipes for Hispanic Heritage Month that mix together ingredients from Mexico down to Argentina.