Six women and four men who worked as dancers in the Flamingo Nightclub accused the club owners of mistreatment and abuse, and announced they will take legal action against them for unpaid salaries. more>

A woman in New York must wait an average of more than a month until she can get a mammogram, an examination crucial to the early detection of breast cancer; the delays are revealed in a study carried out by the office of Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, representing Brooklyn and Queens. more>

Yesterday thousands of volunteers from the political campaigns knocked on doors to invite undecided voters to vote for their candidate. But in the homes of some Latino families, when a stranger knocks on your door, it can mean bad news. more>

Currently, there are about 37,000 Hispanics registered to vote in Iowa, and although there are no official numbers, the Iowa Office for Hispanic Affairs estimates that this year only between 5,000 and 8,000 of them will vote. more>

“These days, there are not enough Latinos in the justice system, there aren’t enough Latinos in general. We Latinos have to be in Wall Street, in the District Attorney’s office. We have to be involved in all aspects of society, not just in the places where politicians think we should be,” Judge Rolando Acosta said in an interview. more>

“We defend the legalization of undocumented immigrants,” said Walda Barrios, a candidate for Guatemalan vice presidency. “If the United States absorbs thousands of illegal workers, it is because they need them. This hasn’t been said, but it’s the truth.” more>