A Vibrant Witness of Faith: Hispanic Heritage in Our Diocese

José Orlando (Landy) Colón, active member of the Hispanic community within the Diocese of Saint Petersburg, shares how he has experienced the many blessings and importance of these ministries. For many years, the Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese...

See Arnold Schwarzenegger's life on screen and in politics

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born former California Governor and "Terminator" star, has left an indelible mark on America's popular culture. Click forward to revisit his career.Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAYArnold Schwarzenegger attends a...

Public Consultation Begins on Renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) has announced opportunities to provide input on key trade topics. The USTR published a Federal Register notice seeking public comments and testimony on the operation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada...

‘We will not stay silent’: Latin Hispanic Alliance celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with festival

The Latin Hispanic Alliance hosted its annual Hispanic Heritage Festival on Sanford Mall Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. Many students highlighted the festival as a source of support for their identity in an uncertain political world. “Everything’s...

Pray: 2 Tropical Cyclones Could Trigger Rare Fujiwhara Effect and Threaten East Coast

Two tropical cyclones are swirling in the Atlantic Ocean on a potential collision course, raising the possibility of a rare weather event that could create a massive storm system threatening the East Coast. Tropical Storm Humberto developed in the...

This Florida school provides community for farmworker families

In the south Florida city of Homestead, near the Everglades, low-income migrant farmworkers have long labored in area fields. Today, their children face steep barriers to education, especially in a state where anti-immigrant policies are on the...

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C. Stephen and Frances Foster Lecture “Bedside” to “Bench” and Back, 11:30 to 12:30 Jackson Memorial Lecture Using Genetics for Glaucoma Screening and Risk Stratification, 9:46 to 10:11 William F. Hoyt Lecture What Have We Learned from the...

New Seasonal Hydrological Outlooks for Central America Launched on the WMO HydroSOS Portal

On 1 August, the Instituto de Meteorología e Hidrología de Panamá (IMHPA) became the first Central American Hydrological Outlook Forum (CAHOF) member to feed official seasonal hydrological status and outlooks into the WMO HydroSOS Global Portal....

$5.8 Million State Award Helps Launch ‘Global Market’ In South Omaha

OMAHA — Groundbreaking for the South Omaha “global market” — a food-centric project fueled by a multimillion dollar state grant — brought a parking lot of supporters Thursday to a community known as a landing place for waves of Nebraska...

‘Partisan Smear Machine’: FBI Cuts Ties with Southern Poverty Law Center

The FBI has officially severed its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center, a progressive nonprofit long criticized for labeling conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups.” In a statement posted on X, FBI Director Kash...

Latina Equal Pay: The Fight for Pay Equity Persists Despite Progress

Over the past several decades, Latinas have proven they are the driving force in their communities, families, and the United States economy. Whether it’s contributing $1.3 trillion to the GDP, or thriving in entrepreneurship, Latinas are leaving...

Costa Rica’s FIFCO Sells Operations to Heineken After Vote

Shareholders of Costa Rica’s Florida Ice and Farm Company, known as FIFCO, gave the green light on to sell most of their food, beverage, and retail operations to Heineken. The Dutch brewer will pay $3.25 billion for the deal, which covers 78% of...

Water, Water, Everywhere? (Not Anymore!)

Image by Chester Ho. The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After so many hot weeks without rain, the water had dried up and the garbage was completely exposed. My feet...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democrats’ demands keep government shut down

I recently read the Enterprise’s Editorial of October 1, 2025, titled “Another shutdown is unacceptable” and was taken aback by the doom and gloom presented by the Editor. The Enterprise states, “Our view is broader: both houses of Congress should...

Rain Barrels at the End of the World

The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After so many hot weeks without rain, the water had dried up and the garbage was completely exposed. My feet barely sank into the mud...

Archeologist who studied Ecuador’s ‘lost city’ of the Amazon says indigenous myths tell the truth

By Peter Speetjens Born in the French city of Brest in 1962, archaeologist Stéphen Rostain has worked in the Amazon for more than 40 years, primarily in French Guiana and Ecuador. He has authored or co-authored more than 450 publications on the...

‘You don’t f*** with ICE’: LA car wash owner, 79, sues for $50 million claiming he was body slammed during immigration raid

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...

Local ball players help Team Canada win silver at Pan Am games

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Local Sports Members of Team Canada celebrate winning a silver medal at the 2025 U23 Pan American Softball games, held in La Pampa, Argentina. Photo submitted A trio of local ball players keep hauling home the...

Latin American banana associations urge supermarkets to make real commitments

Major banana producer and exporter associations from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Peru, and the Dominican Republic have issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the sourcing policies of European supermarkets, which they...

Gavin Newsom’s American dystopia

‘President Gavin Newsom met today in Carmel, California with the representatives of the “Ten” – a consortium of giant tech and finance firms who control most of America’s business assets. Facing a challenge from front-running New York senator...