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Opinion: This week’s Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?On the latest episode of Americas Decoded, WLRN’s Americas editor Tim Padgett says that white Latinos by now should have learned they are not excluded from the immigrants that candidate Donald Trump in 2023 said were “poisoning the blood” of the nation. So on Oct. 12, Indigenous People’s Day, which Latin America appropriately calls Día de la Raza, U.S. Latinos should reject MAGA’s monstrously anti-American view of this country – a hybrid of native peoples and arrivals through conquest, immigration and enslavement – and embrace their emphatically American ancestry.This commentary represents the views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the editorial position of WLRN.

A businessman who's been wanted for years by the U.S. for allegedly paying bribes to top Venezuelan officials — has been taken into custody. Amendment Three is facing pushback from some public service providers -- including libraries.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is bringing innovative brain-based mental health treatment to its first responders. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has awarded an additional $25 million dollars to Baptist Health, toward its new Neuroscience Institute.

Grant cuts that have loomed over Broward County arts organizations for months are now a reality. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried is optimistic about the November election.

City of Doral activists are pushing the mayor to rescind its 287 (g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Governor Ron DeSantis is pushing back against talk that Florida’s property tax ballot initiative could increase tax bills for renters.

Governor Ron DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant that had cleared the way for the execution of a Death Row inmate from Miami-Dade.

This morning, Hurricane Isaias is a strong and dangerous category 2 hurricane. Florida parents and medical professionals weighed in on the state’s proposed vaccine removals.

South Florida education leaders say the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown is contributing to declining school enrollment. Florida election officials have removed President Donald Trump’s public voter records— citing a new state law that does not appear to apply to him.

Clean-up and recovery continues from Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall on Friday along the Florida Peninsula. Florida voters will decide in November whether to approve new legislation that could change how much homeowners pay in property taxes.

Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin has awarded an additional $25 million to Baptist Health, toward its new Neuroscience Institute. Florida Democrats are exuding confidence as Election Day draws near.

More than ten years after a shooter killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub, the Orlando City Council is moving forward with construction on a memorial. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue is bringing innovative brain-based mental health treatment to its first responders.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly joins "Between the Lines with Dara Kam" from State Affairs in the final stretch of what has become one of Florida's most heated — and most expensive — governor's races.

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Miami celebrating Thursday after a court erased claims his administration misappropriated taxpayer money. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is suing DraftKings, claiming the company is operating an illegal sports betting business in the state.

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue task force deployed from Homestead this morning to assist the areas of Florida that may be impacted by Hurricane Isaias. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is suing Draft Kings, claiming the company is operating an illegal sports betting business in the state.

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Miami celebrating today after a court erased claims his administration misappropriated taxpayer money.

Miami officials are calling for an investigation into the safety of the city's playgrounds following the death of a teenager nearly two weeks ago. // A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama today [FRI], shaking buildings as far as the capital and prompting evacuations.

A new affordable housing complex opened today [10/9] in Overtown, a historically Black neighborhood north of Downtown Miami. //The Florida Attorney General office plans to investigate the Broward County school district over its alleged mismanagement of contracts to secure laptops for students.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was in Miami Gardens recently Tuesday to promote the nation’s first federal school choice tax credit. The Port of Palm Beach is moving forward with a $43 million expansion of its cruise terminal, but not everyone is on board.

Nova Southeastern University students are demanding transparency – upon learning one of the defendants in the 2024 Cornell University rape investigation transferred there after he was expelled.

A federal appeals court has ruled that Florida can enforce a state law barring children under the age of 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat. The faculty senate at Florida International University is asking the university’s administration to place the dean of the College of Law on leave.