De costa a costa: cómo celebran las ciudades estadounidenses el Mes de la Herencia Hispana y la Independencia de México

Con casi un millón de residentes latinos, San Diego se llena de vida cada año para celebrar el Día de la Independencia de México y el Mes de la Herencia Hispana. Sin embargo, es solo una de varias ciudades de los Estados Unidos, junto con Los...

Ecuador: NGOs condemn repression of social protests and call on international community to remain alert

The following organisations condemn the use of excessive force on the part of the Ecuadorian security forces in response to the protests which broke out in provinces across the country last week. We strongly urge the government of Ecuador to...

HRC60: Joint NGO end-of-session statement

The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council has just concluded. Civil society organisations reflected on progress made—and the critical gaps that remain. Read the full version below. On 12 March 2025, Secretary-General António Guterres...

Leftists are violent. Is that any surprise?

By S.A. McCarthy, Op-ed contributor Thursday, October 09, 2025 A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the second night of rioting after the shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, on August 23. |...

Horses making the rounds at Florida hospitals

On a recent Friday morning, Pegasus slowly trots out of an elevator, surrounded by doctors and nurses. He’s ready to make his rounds and see the many sick children hospitalized at Holtz Children’s Hospital, located on Jackson Memorial Hospital’s...

The Boat Strikes Are Just the Beginning

The videos of carnage on the open seas have, by now, become almost routine: A small, fast-moving boat skips along the waves. Seconds later, it erupts into a ball of flame after munitions flying too quickly to be seen on camera strike their target....

Framing the Future: Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles puts down roots

In the words of Michael Dawson, president of Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles (PAC LA), the nonprofit hosted probably its most important event ever in its 12-year history on September 13: a talk with internationally acclaimed documentary...

Stories of Resilience: Revere Public Schools launches oral history project for Hispanic Heritage Month

When Jose Marin Herrera walks the halls of Revere High School, he carries with him more than his backpack and books—he carries the story of his family’s journey to the United States. This fall, Jose’s voice, along with those of other community...

Nolte: Confederate Mayor Brandon Johnson Won’t Say He’d Deport Someone Who Raped His Wife

Chicago’s Confederate Mayor, Brandon Johnson, was asked Wednesday if he would want an illegal alien deported if that illegal had raped his wife. The insurrectionist refused to answer. At a press conference this week, a local journalist, William J....

China, Russia, Vietnam dignitaries gather in N. Korea for party anniv.

The Rodong Sinmun, North Korea's leading newspaper, publishes a photo in its Feb. 9, 2023, edition of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile that featured in a military parade held in Pyongyang. (Photo courtesy of Korea Media)(Kyodo)...

Belize earns 4 medals at CODICADER U15 Championship in Costa Rica — SCA Volleyball Team strike gold, Espejo named MVP

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2025. 6:58 pm CST. Saint Catherine Academy are champions of the Under-15 Central American Student Games Volleyball Championship held at the Eddy Cortés National Gymnasium in La Sabana, San José,...

Maduro’s Dictatorship, and the Threat of War in Venezuela

As Trump ups the ante Government supporters marched toward the UN headquarters in Caracas on Monday, October 6, 2025, to call for peace in Venezuela in the face of an alleged US “war threat.” | Photo: EFE/Miguel Gutierrez Boris Muñoz: In the cloud...

Some Trump podcast allies change their tone: ‘I voted for none of this’

Adin Ross called it the most important stream of his life. When the then-23-year-old online star went live with then-candidate Donald Trump amid the presidential campaign last August, it was a flashy mix of pop culture and politics that instantly...

This is how we got to the international political crisis, and is there a way out?

733 days since 7/10: The past two years have been among the most turbulent in the history of the State of Israel. The dramatic events of October 7, 2023 initially produced an unprecedented wave of sympathy and embrace for Israel and Israelis after...

Modi’s Birthday Call to Putin Overshadows UK PM Starmer’s India Visit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday just hours before the arrival of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in India — a gesture that, according to Bloomberg, caused some...

Empowering Miami’s Hispanic Visionaries

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mayor Daniella Levine-Cava has launched a new initiative to recognize and support Latino-owned small businesses throughout the region. Organized through a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of...

Politics The Independent ‘I really really wish I never got into politics’: Bro influencers who backed Trump are turning on the MAGA movement

Podcasters and livestreamers with primarily male audiences who boosted President Donald Trump's 2024 election campaign are reportedly feeling buyer's remorse after peddling him to their hundreds of thousands of viewers. In the run-up to the 2024...

10 Reasons the U.S. Can’t Afford to Ignore Venezuela Anymore

Nicolás Maduro and his illegitimate, narco-terrorist Venezuelan government must fall — not just for the sake of the majority of law-abiding Venezuelans who deserve to have the government they voted for in the summer of 2024, but for every single...

‘I really really wish I never got into politics’: Bro influencers who backed Trump are turning on the MAGA movement

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Hispanic Heritage Month puts tradition, diversity and culture at the forefront

Celebrations across the U.S. are marking National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people. Celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is a chance for many...