Arrest warrant issued for Henrique Capriles

Leopoldo Lopez, an economist and the "Voluntad Popular" party leader of Venezuela, said that arrest warrants have been issued against him, as well as for presidential candidate Henrique Capriles and other members of his team. The decision was made this afternoon by Luisa Estella Morales, who is the president of the Supreme Court of Justice […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:42 AM PDT

Former Mayor of Tijuana detained by police

This morning around 8a.m., the former mayor of Tijuana, Jorge Ramos, was involved in an automobile accident outside Playas de Tijuana. Witnesses said that Ramos's pickup truck hit the car in front of him as if he was distracted, which is something common on the highways coming out of Playas de Tijuana just before reaching […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Maduro: Capriles is going to hand over Venezuela to the U.S.

On Monday night around 8p.m. in Venezuela, several people came out to the streets to protest- with pots and pans- against the results of the presidential election, which have declared Nicolas Maduro as their new president. VIDEO : El Cacerolazo The opposition presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, had made this call hours before through speeches in […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Father defends son from gay comment

When going shopping, the reasons why a parent tells their child no, varies. Sometimes it may be because something is too expensive, no money, or simply just because they do not want to. This time, the reason was because the father of a young boy named Sam thought his son already had too many movies. […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

CBP Agents knockout U.S. citizen at the border

A U.S. citizen of Mexican origin denounced of having been a victim of abuse by agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), when he tried to cross the border between San Diego and Tijuana this past weekend. The victim, Francisco Gonzalez, in a press conference said that on Saturday at around 8:45 am […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Gun Control campaign aimed at the U.S. and Mexico

Human rights organizations in Mexico today launched a movement in social networks demanding the Mexican and U.S. governments for new measures to control the "alarming" trafficking rate of assault weapons. The campaign "Gallery Post for Peace" (Postea por la Paz) is trying to get Mexicans to sign a petition to make visible the social cost […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

7 month old baby subpoenaed to court

Although it sounds totally crazy, a prosecutor from the Mexican state of Queretaro subpoenaed a 7 months old baby to testify in a court case, which the infant was "a witness" to an incident that occurred in her parents' home when she was only two months old. Maria del Carmen Carrera Samperio is the head […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Google offers help to Boston victims

Google is offering the Boston explosion victims help, via a special search tool. The new google tool will help find missing people as well as offer any information. The unfortunate events affected participants and spectators alike. It is estimated that there are over 22,000 people participating in the event each year, as well as the […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Why the U.S. wants a recount of votes in Venezuela

The U.S. government said today that they considered it "necessary" and "prudent", for a recount of votes that were casted in the general elections in Venezuela, given that the results are "extremely close" with the narrow victory of Nicolas Maduro. "We congratulate the people of Venezuela for their participation," the White House spokesman, Jay Carney, […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

87% of immigrants will apply for U.S citizenship

According to a survey that was conducted by Latino Decisions, 87% of undocumented Latino immigrants will apply for U.S. citizenship if an immigration reform is approved and allows for it. Undocumented immigrants "have deep roots in the U.S. with strong family and social ties with American citizens," which shows that they are very "integrated" in […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Henrique Capriles wants a recount

After yesterday’s presidential election results in Venezuela, Henrique Capriles has now requested a recount, where Nicolas Maduro turned out with 50.66% of votes in his favor, while Capriles finished with 49.07% of the votes. In his first speech after the elections, the opposition candidate said, "We will not recognize the result until they count every […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Tijuana’s basketball team wins again

TIJUANA, BC.- Tijuana Zonkeys obtained its second consecutive victory after beating 80-77 Ciudad Obregon Trigueros in the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, as part of Round 8 of the 2013 season of the Basketball Circuit of the Pacific Coast (Cibacopa in Spanish). Omar Quintero was the best scorer for the team in black and white stripes […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Venezuela has a new president

After so many controversies, fights and bickering. The Venezuelan presidential election winner is Nicolas Maduro with 50.66% of the votes over Henrique Capriles who finished with 49.70% of the votes. This news was just announced by the president of the National Electoral Council, Tibisay Lucena. This is the information that has been released so far. […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Venezuela suspends internet service

Jorge Arreaza, who is the vice president of Venezuela, reported that internet services were suspended temporarily after what happened to Nicolas Maduro's Twitter account. This was done to prevent it from happening again. Ironically the announcement was made via Twitter, where he wrote; "My fellow countrymen there are no problems with the internet. Stay calm! […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Nicolas Maduro’s Twitter account hacked

A few moments ago the voting polls in Venezuela closed, but right before this the candidate Henrique Capriles said that Maduro was violating election rules for continuing to campaign on Election Day. Members of Maduro’s cabinet came to his defense by saying that his account had been hacked. Moments after, various messages began to appear […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

SDSU Aztec to be included in the NBA Draft

SAN DIEGO, CA.- Jamaal Franklin, guard for the San Diego State Aztec basketball team will be leaving the team to be enrolled in the next NBA draft. He is currently in his sophomore year at SDSU, but all indications show that he will be competing in the best basketball league in the world next season. […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

“MagicJack” for deported immigrants in Tijuana

This morning the Comprehensive Family Development of Tijauna (DIF) handed out five "MagicJack" devices to a few local shelters that attend immigrants that had been deported to Tijuana, so that they can communicate with their relatives free of charge. This is the continuation of the migrant support program, which in just two years; it has […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:41 AM PDT

Marco Rubio rejects immigration reform

[p]Sen. Marco Rubio today rejected the bipartisan immigration reform plan to be presented this week, as being an amnesty for the estimated eleven million undocumented immigrants that are in the United States. [/p] During a series of interviews on Sunday political programs like "Meet the Press" on NBC. Rubio said that "amnesty is forgiveness for […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:40 AM PDT

Cruz Azul 5-0 Xolos: Complications in playoff race

Club Tijuana has suffered a huge blow in their Mexican league playoff campaign. The Xolos who came into the game in 8th place suffered their biggest loss since being promoted to first division. Cruz Azul blew out Tijuana with a scoreline of 5-0. Mariano Pavone, Teofilo Gutierrez, Gerardo Flores, and Javier Orozco the goal scorers […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:40 AM PDT

Steve Jobs’ widow demands immigration reform

Steve Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs has asked Washington D.C. for an immigration reform that would help the millions of undocumented students in the U.S. These students known as "dreamers" due to their campaign "The Dream is Now" will be featured on a documentary that will air on NBC this Sunday. As part of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 8:40 AM PDT