25Feb2013
Obama Administration Looks to Make Law Banning Gay Marriage Unconstitutional
Hispanically Speaking News
The government of President Barack Obama asked the U.S. Supreme Court to find unconstitutional the federal law that defines marriage as “the union of one man and one woman” when it rules on the issue next June.

25Feb2013
Catholic Church in Mexico Works to Remain Relevant as Pope's Exit Adds to Uncertainty
DallasNews.com
The Rev. Omar Sotelo Aguilar is leading a campaign to promote forgiveness, centered on "Hermano Narco," a controversial series of short films. "We need to learn to forgive," he says. "Otherwise, the killings will continue well into future generations."

24Feb2013
Dog Fights and Cockfighting, a New Line of Business for Mexican Cartels
ABC/Univision
Prosecutors in Mexico suspect that two of the country´s most feared drug cartels are organizing cockfights, dog fights, underground horse races, and even fights between people, as they look for alternate sources of revenue.

24Feb2013
This Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die
BigThink.com
Bios brings a new meaning to the circle of life. Bios is a biodegradable urn, filled with soil and a seed. After ashes are poured in and the urn is buried, a tree will grow. Personally, I would much rather leave behind a tree than a tombstone.

24Feb2013
In Mexico, Family Members Left to Investigate Disappearances of Loved Ones
PRI.org
Hundreds of people in Mexico have simply vanished, victims of drug-fueled crime syndicates or perhaps corrupt law enforcement. But often those disappearances aren't given more than a cursory investigation, if that. And that leaves family members to do the investigating.

24Feb2013
Undercover DEA Agent's Book Chronicling Time with Pablo Escobar to be Made Into Movie
Hispanically Speaking News
After five years deeply undercover within Pablo Escobar’s network, Robert Mazur wrote a book about his life that has now been picked up by Hollywood for a new movie.

24Feb2013
Evangelical Environmentalists: A Growing Movement
The Ecologist
Ben Whitford reports on an unlikely yet growing movement in the U.S. which embraces the Christian God but also preaches protection of, rather than dominion over, the natural world.

24Feb2013
Mexico's Tran-Peninsular Train Pushed Back to at Least 2015
The Yucatan Times
The construction of the Trans-peninsular Train Punta Venado–Yucatan will not begin until 2015. Though confirmed that the project has been supported by the Federal Government, studies have to be updated for them to allow the fast train to work 24 hours a day.


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