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Sonic Trace is a Los Angeles multimedia project using sound to trace the roots of Latinos families' to their native countries. Producer Anayansi Diaz-Cortes speaks with host Michel Martin.

President Obama announced his choice to be Labor secretary on Monday. It's Tom Perez, a Justice Department civil rights leader — bringing a high-profile Latino to the Cabinet.

In 2011, Emily Rapp's baby was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease, a genetic, degenerative condition with no cure. He died just shy of his third birthday. In her new memoir, The Still Point of the Turning World, Rapp writes about what it's like to care for a terminally ill child.

Democrat Ben Gray is the incumbent District 2 representative for the Omaha City Council. On April 2nd, Gray will face four challengers in the primary…

A new study from a UNMC expert on childhood obesity asks whether a school’s design can reduce childhood obesity.Dr. Terry Huang is the author of a report…

Democrat Garry Gernandt is the incumbent District 4 representative for the Omaha City Council. Prior to being elected to the Omaha City Council, Gernandt…

The court heard arguments Monday in a case that seeks to redefine a federal law aimed at streamlining the nation's voter registration process. At issue is an Arizona requirement that prospective voters prove their citizenship.

Cristina Kirchner said the pope's mediation could avoid the problems stemming from militarization of the South Atlantic. Argentina and the United Kingdom have disputed the islands for a long time.

Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who lived in Bridgeport, Conn., was the first to fly a plane, according to one expert who examined a photo recently unearthed in a Bavarian museum. This claim has reignited a debate among researchers, and a fight with the Smithsonian.

Deaths from the disease have increased by 68 percent between 2000 and 2010. One reason: We're living longer, and deaths from other causes, like heart disease and prostate cancer, are going down.