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A love that could kill: How two women survived domestic violence

Eileen Rush

They hid the physical and emotional scars of abuse for years, suppressing fear, pain and isolation behind the curtain of a “normal” life. However, silence nearly cost them their lives.

Students come to U.S. to play soccer

Jennifer White

A group of young men run down the soccer field, shouting out plays and words of encouragement to each other. What they’re saying is understandable, but their accents don’t sound the same. That’s because this group of guys is a melting pot of students from all over the world.

Jobs that hurt: Doing the same tasks at work gets old

Amanda Marsh

Gripping the wooden handle of a shovel, a young man stiffens his arm muscles to force the metal tip into the ground, breaking up a heap of sod. He dumps the sod into a wheelbarrow and begins the process all over again.

Slow economy brings drop in money transfers

Jessica Harbin

In Chiapas, one of the southernmost states in Mexico, 25.9 percent of homes lack running water, 32.9 percent of homes have dirt floors, and 5.8 percent of homes lack electricity, according to the 2005 National Statistics and Geography Institute census. This is where Nehemias Ramirez lived his life as a construction worker until the work ended. Three years ago he came to the United States for better work and better pay.

The DREAM Act, hope for undocumented students

Kimberly Foli

Irene Castellon, 19, is a bright, beautiful college student who hopes to use her Spanish degree to help Latino Americans. Yet until a year ago, college wasn’t an option for her because of her immigration status.

Hispanic or Latino: What's the big deal about a label, anyway?

Max Hrenda

Javier Martinez Vargas sat in a booth one day last fall, counting the money he made waiting tables that afternoon at El Matador in Johnson City, Tenn.