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Eight square-size pictures of young men and women appear over a white background.

2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth

VIDEO: Eight Latino first-time voters tell The World about their politics, priorities and concerns leading up to the November presidential election.

2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
Dallas County voter Maria Cruz, left, along with her daughters Catalina and Susana Cruz, voted in Tuesday's primary runoff in Texas.

Trump, Biden boost efforts to reach Texas Latino voters

Trump, Biden boost efforts to reach Texas Latino voters
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Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election

Discussion: The Latino conservative vote in the 2020 election
People gather around a coffin on a boat

Mourning in the midst of a pandemic

Mourning in the midst of a pandemic
A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 27, 2020.

Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus
A portrait of Antonio Arellano, interim executive director for Jolt Action.

In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in November

Last weekend, young Latinos gathered in Houston, Texas, to hear from presidential candidates. Their message? To win in November and turn Texas purple, candidates need to prioritize voters of color. 

In Texas, youth groups hope to turn the state purple in November
Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Dončić

Slovenian NBA player Luka Dončić rises to global stardom

The young Slovenian player already has some people speculating about how far he will go.

Slovenian NBA player Luka Dončić rises to global stardom
Jordan Edwards

What we know so far about the police shooting of Jordan Edwards

On Saturday, a police officer in the Dallas suburb of Balch Springs shot 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, a high school freshman, through the passenger side window of a car. The officers were responding to calls of underage drinking at a house party.

What we know so far about the police shooting of Jordan Edwards
Bhuiyan

Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer

Rais Bhuiyan, from Bangladesh, survived a killing spree targeting Muslims in the US days after Sept. 11, 2001. He then tried to save his would-be killer from execution.

Why a hate crime survivor tried to save the life of his would-be killer
Demonstrators shut down the traffic loops at LAX International Airport and yell slogans during a protest against the travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's executive order.

Photos: Thousands converge on US international airports to protest Trump's travel ban

Throngs of protesters turned out at airports over the weekend to criticize President Donald Trump's Friday executive order suspending entry of all refugees to the US and blocking entry for citizens of seven specific countries.

Photos: Thousands converge on US international airports to protest Trump's travel ban
Front of building with sign for Prairieland Detention Center

In a small Texas town, a new private detention center for transgender migrants brings jobs — and concerns

In Texas, a new immigration detention facility will house only transgender migrants. The hitch is, the last time they tried this, the contract was not renewed because of abuses.

In a small Texas town, a new private detention center for transgender migrants brings jobs — and concerns
Marchers protested peacefully against police shootings of black men in Dallas, Texas, before a sniper opened fire on police and protesters.

Military: Dallas shooting suspect was veteran of Afghan conflict

Micah Xavier Johnson, the 25-year-old identified by US media as the main shooter in the assault that left five police officers dead, served with US forces in Afghanistan from November 2013 to July 2014.

Military: Dallas shooting suspect was veteran of Afghan conflict
David Wright talks to the media in Richardso, Texas in  December of 2015.

To this shotgun-carrying mosque protester, Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone too far

Even for a man who protests outside mosques with a shotgun, Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone too far.

To this shotgun-carrying mosque protester, Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric has gone too far
A billboard in Waite Park, Minnesota, near St. Cloud. The owner agreed to take it down because Catholic Charities does not resettle refuguees in the area.

As debate over refugee resettlement stirs, agencies see more volunteers — and protests

So far, the people who actually do the work of helping refugees adjust to life once they get here have managed to stay out of the limelight. But, as the presidential campaign wears on, there are troubling signs that could be starting to change.

As debate over refugee resettlement stirs, agencies see more volunteers — and protests
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban parents.

An El Salvador-born Rubio supporter says his candidate can fix broken immigration system

This Salvadoran American supports Marco Rubio on immigration. "We can't break laws just because," he argues.

An El Salvador-born Rubio supporter says his candidate can fix broken immigration system