They come for many reasons, and some go back. But going Home is a different story altogether.
Would-be challenger takes defensive stance in wake of reaction; Filipino champ stays cool about 'uneducated message.'
Hype begins for Pacquiao's middleweight battle against Tijuana Tornado. Filipino fight legend looks to figure out schedule in new role as prize-fighting politician.
"I want to tell you to walk like lions, and to do so with dignity and purity, because 'Yes, We Can,'" the famous musician tells a group of celebrities and everyday fans during a concert to honor longtime activist Dolores Huerta.
Their unemployment rate is higher than other ethnic groups, and partisan politics have hindered Obama's efforts to help Americans; 'One Nation' march in capital on October 2 aims to help 'get the hope we voted for in 2008.'
Veterans of original march see parallels between Vietnam and current missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, worry about numbers of Latinos in armed forces.
The 5th Anniversary of the devastation has come and gone, and many in New Orleans' African-American community see disparity in efforts to rebuilding — even as they remain engaged in the struggle.
Claudia and Mark Torres saw their dream of home ownership go down the drain a few weeks ago and it appears that the homeowner rescue program hurt more than it helped.
Residents of blue-collar, Latino enclave known as the City of Bell getting taxed and ripped off by those serving themselves instead of the people — and they're not alone.
"A mosque nearby — even a proposed one — is already transforming the site from a sacred ground for reflection that is so desperately needed by the families who lost loved ones to a battleground for religious and political ideologies."
According to the writer, King Taco has been the place to go for cheap and authentic tacos since it opened for business in 1969. Columnist Eric Valenzuela reminisces about his childhood discovery of this L.A. institution.
Community residents look back on 1965 turning point — and one local says things are even worse now.
The 24-year-old black woman is dead, and she might have been murdered. That question — and plenty others for the L.A. Sheriff's Department and the FBI — remain outstanding.
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A couple of grass-roots journalistic efforts combine forces to open the debate on Marlton Plaza, a shopping center that's been ravaged by time and a developer's bankruptcy.
