Tropical Storm Isaac heads for Haiti
(AP) - Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened slightly as it spun toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti, but seemed unlikely to gain enough steam early Friday to strike the island of Hispaniola as a hurricane...
Racially insensitive Obama tweets by Puerto Rican official stirs scandal
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An adviser to Puerto Rico's most powerful female lawmaker faced calls to resign on Wednesday after she sent a tweet to President Obama urging him to buy the first lady a double-banana sundae and take her to Kenya...
Global Fusion Festival unites cultural groups across Philadelphia
theGRIO REPORT - This past weekend Global Fusion Festival (GFF) in Philadelphia tried to bring together as many cultural groups represented in Philadelphia as they could fit together...
Idris Elba aka Driis releases music video Private Garden
Soul Culture - British actor-slash-rapper-slash-singer Idris Elba drops his visuals for his "Private Garden" which is taken from his 2010 EP release High Class Problems Vol 1.
Obama makes first prez visit to Puerto Rico since '61
MIAMI (AP) - About 4.6 million Puerto Ricans live on the mainland, boosting a fast-growing Hispanic population that is becoming increasingly important in American politics...
Ex-NBA, Michigan player Robert Traylor dies at 34
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Police said in a statement he was found dead Wednesday on the bedroom floor of his oceanfront apartment...
1 in 22 blacks will get HIV, CDC report says
ATLANTA (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the numbers Thursday. The report says the lifetime risk is 1 in 52 for Hispanics, and 1 in 170 for whites....
US sex offenders seek sanctuary in Caribbean sun
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Sex offenders flock to tropical Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where restrictions are less strict than in many U.S. jurisdictions...
70-year-old wife of 'American Gangster' caught selling cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The wife of a 1970s heroin dealer who inspired the movie "American Gangster" has been arrested...
LA Angels' Hunter calls black Latino players 'imposters'
PHOENIX (AP) - Torii Hunter has called black Latino baseball players "impostors" when it comes to the appearance of the number of African-Americans in the major leagues...
