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Are male voters reluctant to vote for a woman? Harris' backers are confronting the question head on

Oct. 11, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The concern has been there all along, but now it's being talked about openly: Are some men reluctant to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris because she’s a woman? The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are...

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

Oct. 11, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...

Harris rips Trump for his criticism of federal storm response and calls for 'dignity'

Oct. 10, 2024 23:34 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and the White House criticized Donald Trump for his attacks on the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and suggested he was wrongly trying to turn the deadly storms to his political advantage. Attending a town hall...

Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat

Oct. 09, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey is making a late-hour push for Latino support in his longshot U.S. Senate campaign against Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the California seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The low-key contest has been...

Wilmer Valderrama's 'American Story' is one of service to his family and his country

Oct. 08, 2024 10:06 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wilmer Valderrama vowed to “never let his family down” the night that he landed his breakthrough role as foreign exchange student Fez on “That '70s Show.” “I have been given the chance to lift us all, and I won’t blow this incredible opportunity....

Takeaways from AP investigation on the struggle to change a police department

Oct. 08, 2024 08:08 AM EDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Like many American cities, in June 2020 Tucson was struggling with the murder of George Floyd. What protesters didn’t know was that their city had two undisclosed deaths of Latino men who — like Floyd — said they could not breathe after officers pinned them face down. ...

Mexican immigrant families plagued by grief, questions after plant workers swept away by Helene

Oct. 06, 2024 12:12 PM EDT

ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — With shaking hands, Daniel Delgado kissed a photo of his wife, Monica Hernandez, before lighting a candle in a supermarket parking lot. Family members hugged pictures printed on poster board, some collapsing into them in tears as search helicopters flew overhead in the...

Wilmer Valderrama. Rosario Dawson. America Ferrera. Star-led drive aims to get Latinos to vote

Oct. 01, 2024 14:49 PM EDT

With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to encourage Latinos to vote in the upcoming election. The “Vota Con Ganas” (’Vote with Enthusiasm”) campaign will feature personal stories and...

Awareness of 'Latinx' increases among US Latinos, and 'Latine' emerges as an alternative

Sep. 29, 2024 13:38 PM EDT

“Latino” and “Hispanic” have long been the most prominent terms used to describe people in the U.S. with roots in Latin America and Spain. But over the last several years, “Latinx” has become a de-facto gender neutral alternative to Latino and Hispanic, according to a new study by race...

Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters in Arizona and Florida

Sep. 27, 2024 10:24 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — When Lesley Chavez found out she was pregnant at age 16, she saw her daughter as a blessing from God and never considered an abortion, a view reinforced by her devout Christian mother. If she could have voted at the time, Chavez would have opposed expanding abortion access. ...