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The day my name got changed

The case of the New Mexico hotelier who required Latino employees to adopt English names and avoid speaking Spanish at work reminds us of the need for balance as we grapple with cultural evolution in America.

Violence in Mexico claims small-town mayor

The mayor of a small town in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico was found shot dead Tuesday, apparently among the latest victims in the fight against organized crime in the region.

CNNMoney: Census: U.S. becoming more diverse

The nation is becoming even more diverse: More than one third of its population belongs to a minority group, and Hispanics are the fastest-growing segment.

Feds' plan to poison banks of Rio Grande stalled

Federal officials postponed poisoning a mile-long stretch of the Rio Grande's banks this week after residents complained that doing so posed health and environmental risks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Wide open in West Texas

On a bright Big Bend afternoon in far-west Texas, I steer myself along a high-desert, two-lane highway, tufts of dried-up tumbleweed thistle packed like snow against barbed-wire fences. The sky above opens up its cobalt tent; the space beneath stretches as far as an ocean.

Time.com: Beaches Once Thick with Birds Quiet Thanks to Ike

One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane Ike

Missing plane sought along U.S.-Mexico border

Authorities were searching parts of Texas and Mexico for a missing plane that was carrying four people, including three members of an international commission, state and federal officials said Tuesday.

Time.com: Texas Starts Cleanup after Dolly

Residents and recovery teams began fanning out across south Texas at dawn

Hurricane Dolly weakens to tropical storm

Hurricane Dolly weakened to a tropical storm Wednesday night after it made landfall on South Padre Island, Texas, leaving a trail of battered buildings and flooding.

Time.com: Hurricane Dolly Hits Tex-Mex Border

Hurricane Dolly strengthened early Wednesday as its leading edge lashed the Gulf Coast near the Texas-Mexico border

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