"Today the Illinois House put our state on the right side of history," said Gov. Pat Quinn, who campaigned for the measure, which is scheduled to take effect in June.
Just like Halloween, the Day of the Dead is an imported holiday. But Ticos are increasingly embracing the rich tradition of honoring those who came before us. Check out these amazing shots by Portuguese photographer Rui Oliveira, taken at San José's Mexican Cultural Center and El Steinvorth last Saturday.
At a hearing in the International Court of Justice on Tuesday, Costa Rica dismisses claims made by the Nicaraguan government that road construction near the border represents an environmental threat.
The "bycatch" problem is slowing efforts to rebuild the bluefin population in the western Atlantic, which is at 36 percent of the 2012 level, according to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
Panicked travelers scrambled to escape after the shooter, named as 23-year-old Paul Anthony Ciancia, pulled out the gun and shot his way through a security checkpoint.
