Sabina “La Guerrerense” from Ensenada, one of the best flavors of 2012 worldwide

There is still time to get to know the best of 2012, things, places, news, flavors that caused a stir for being unique and unmatched among others on many lists. We found the selection of food critic, Jonathan Gold, who presented a collection of the best flavors of the year. Among the finalists is "La […]

April 13, 2017

Man seduces thief to recover his iPhone

A man from New York by the name of Nadav Nirenberg, lost his phone on the seat of a taxi on New Year’s Eve, a situation that might be familiar to all of us, but the incredible part about this story, or rather ingenious, is the way that he recovered his iPhone. After calling whoever […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos start defending its championship against Puebla

TIJUANA, BC.- After a crazy December, full of celebrations, holidays and more, at last it's time for soccer and Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente is ready to defend its newly acquired championship on the Mexican league when they visit Puebla de La Franja on Sunday afternoon. The game will be played at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in […]

April 13, 2017

The future of Hugo Chavez and Venezuela

Something that has also attracted a lot of attention and is circulating in social networks, is a letter allegedly written by Chavez ex-wife, but it was actually written in 2011 by Saul Godoy Gomez, who is a Venezuelan columnist. In the letter, Gomez criticizes the life of Chavez and his way of governing. The letter […]

April 13, 2017

Marquez vs. Pacquiao: 5th fight could be in September

Spokesman for Top Rank, Fred Sternburg, announced that the next fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao could take place in September 2013, during the weekend that Mexico celebrates its independence day. Fernando Beltran, who is the representative for Marquez told ESPN that both Marquez and him are aware that Pacquiao had given them […]

April 13, 2017

Assembly member Ben Hueso will run for a seat in the California Senate

[p]The ex-president of the San Diego City Council and current assembly member, Ben Hueso, announced today that he will be seeking a seat in the California Senate in the upcoming special elections on March 26, 2013. [/p] So far, Hueso does not have an opponent yet, but if he does win the election, he will […]

April 13, 2017

Mexicans get a taste of 10-ton holiday ring-cake

MEXICO.- Thousands of Mexicans got a taste on Thursday of a "roscon de Reyes" ring-cake weighing more than 9,000 kilograms (19,823 pounds) that was distributed free in this capital's giant Zocalo square. The "roscon de Reyes" – known in English as a King cake because it is made around Three Kings Day, Jan. 6 – […]

April 13, 2017

Sonia Sotomayor will swear-in Vice President Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to swear him in at the presidential inauguration. This honor of administering an oath for office makes Sotomayor the fourth woman to do so, and becomes the first Latina to have the honors. In a statement Biden said, "It is an incredible honor to […]

April 13, 2017

Beer-vana in Tijuana, BCB Tasting Room

When they opened a few months ago the food was your standard brew pub fare but that has changed considerably with the hiring of Chef Alberto Cancino. Like many of Tijuana's rising crop of young chefs Alberto graduated from the Culinary Art School and has worked abroad at Michelin rated restaurants in Barcelona and Madrid. […]

April 13, 2017

Manny Pacquiao may have Parkinson’s disease

After Doctor Rustico Jimenez carefully observed Manny Pacquiao, he noticed that Pacquiao had some tics and stuttering movements when moving his hands, early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Rustico Jimenez is the President of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, and made these comments during a telephone interview on a radio station in the boxer’s […]

April 13, 2017

Xolos present their new unifom

TIJUANA, BC.- A new skin for a new era, that’s what Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente wanted to show on Thursday night, when the team presented its new jersey to be used during the 2013 Clausura and 2013 Apertura tournament; as well as during the Copa Libertadores and Concacaf Champions League. The presentation took place […]

April 13, 2017

EZLN: Mexico’s forgotten war

On January 1, 1994, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, a large group of armed indigenous people took over the town city hall, and were all part of an army better known as the "Zapatista Army of National Liberation." This incident marked a 12 day period of the Zapatista uprising, in which this group […]

April 13, 2017

Libraries in San Diego offer new options for e-readers

The library director of San Diego County, Jose Aponto, said that in an effort to promote reading to the people of San Diego, the county now provides a service that will benefit all those who have tablets, Kindle, Nexus, iPhones or iPads. Thousands of titles are available on the county's website, where you can also […]

April 13, 2017

Mexican army troops kill 11 cartel gunmen

MEXICO.- Army soldiers killed 11 suspected cartel gunmen in a clash in the north-central Mexican state of Zacatecas, local media reported. The fighting broke out in the community of El Fuerte and extended to the town of Francisco Garcia Salinas, the media said, citing a military press release. The purported criminals, who were riding in […]

April 13, 2017

Remittances to Mexico fall in November 2012

MEXICO.- Mexico received $1.69 billion in remittances in November, down 5.1 percent from the same month in 2011, the central bank said Wednesday. Remittances for the first 11 months of 2012 totaled $20.74 billion, a decline of 1.3 percent from the January-November period of the previous year, the Banco de Mexico said. The median amount […]

April 13, 2017

India: 5 young men accused of rape might face the death penalty

Education Minister, Shashi Tharoor, stepped onto the floor on Wednesday to propose a new law in memory of the young victim. "Unless her parents object, she should be honored and the law against rape should carry her name," wrote Tharoor on his Twitter account. The outrage in India has sparked an unprecedented hunger strike, and […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico: The amount of armored vehicles increase

MEXICO. – An industry source said, because of the wave of violence and insecurity that plagues the country, the amount of armored vehicles in Mexico ended in a total of 3,102 units this year, and is 10% more than in 2011. The president of the Mexican Automotive Armor Association (AMBA), Fernando Echeverri, acknowledged that this […]

April 13, 2017

Music genre “reggaeton” banned in Cuba

The obscene, aggressive lyrics and explicit words that have a "pseudo-artistic" rhythm are some of the reasons why Cuba has banned the music of Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel and others who perform "Reggaeton". This Caribbean country through the Cuban Institute of Music, announced that radio stations will not broadcast the music of these types […]

April 13, 2017

Hugo Chavez is on life support

According to reports of the newspaper ABC from Spain, the only thing that is keeping the Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez alive, is artificial life support in the hospital in Havana, Cuba, where he has been hospitalized since December 11, 2012. Information that has been given by the Venezuelan government is contradicting. Jorge Arreaza, who is […]

April 13, 2017

Gray Whale Babies Getting Schooled

By Keith Jones Via Baja.com December 20, I received word from my fishermen friends at Laguna Ojo de Liebre that there are now gray whales inside the lagoon.Gray whales are being sighted off shore of Southern California as they make their way south.We expect a great whale watching season.This year our first trip is January […]

April 13, 2017