Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

Americans across the country celebrate this month with pride and joy to highlight the importance of diversity.

Mexico celebrates its independence Friday, and that means much of the Bay Area will join in the festivities kicking off National Hispanic Heritage Month.

They are activists who worked for the rights of migrant workers, law makers and politicians as well as fashion designers and innovators. Hispanic Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States accounting for roughly 18% — 60.6 million — of the nation’s total population. Latinos continue to contribute to American culture as mu...

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight.

One in four new businesses are Hispanic-owned, according to Wallethub, which released a list of the “best cities for Hispanic entrepreneurs.”

Once shunned as the language of “no sabo kids,” it’s now being called a “literal lifestyle.”

The U.S. Postal Service is rolling out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a Hispanic tradition that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration.

Latinos are 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than other races, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Colombian American economist Adriana Kugler was confirmed Thursday by the U.S. Senate as a Federal Reserve governor, the first Latina to join the Fed Board in its 109-year history.

The spicy snack has inspired songs, clothes and movies, but for some Latinos in the U.S., the chips hold a particularly special meaning.

If ever there was an inspirational story about reaching for the stars, it’s “A Million Miles Away,” the real-life journey of a how a boy who grew up as a migrant farmworker became a NASA astronaut.

This is the fifth year that Mattel has launched special editions of its dolls for Day of the Dead.

To be honest, Jessica Alba knows she likely wouldn’t helm a billion-dollar brand if it wasn’t for the work of those who came before her, telling E! News, “My grandparents sacrificed so much.”