Things that only happen at International Latino Theater Festivals

photo: Los Angeles Theatre Center/LATC

 by: Luis Alfaro

(BMLTV) LOS ANGELES, November 29, 2017 - Sometimes you go to an event with the sincerest of goals; to get there; have a good time; possibly learn something; if its exceptional, walk out with the wonder of what theatre can do.

But never to fall in love.

Have I become so jaded that I imagine that love just isn’t on the agenda these days? And by love, I don’t mean a pheromone induced affair, but that amazing thing that is so hard to coordinate; the alchemic moment when all the elements come together and virtuosity soars in deep display.

Journalists honored for courageous reporting

Awardees Pravit Rojanaphruk, Patricia Mayorga, Afrah Nasser with Joel Simon and Christiane Amanpour. photo: CPJ/barbara nitke 

International Press Freedom Awards go to imprisoned Cameroonian journalist, Mexican correspondent, Thai reporter, and Yemeni blogger

(BMLTV) New York, November 20, 2017 - Journalists from Cameroon, Mexico, Thailand, and Yemen were honored November 15^th  at the Committee to Protect Journalists' 27th annual International Press Freedom Awards for courageous work amid risks such as imprisonment, threats, and exile. 

 

The families of two recently murdered former International Press Freedom Awardees -- Pavel Sheremet of Ukraine, and Javier Valdez Cárdenas of Mexico -- also attended the event. The crowd of nearly 1,000 stood to honor the two journalists and their loved ones following a video tribute to their work and to CPJ’s efforts to combat impunity.

AAA and Keolis launch nation's first public self-driving shuttle in downtown Las Vegas

The AAA free self-driving shuttle seen in downtown Las Vagas.
photo: PRN

The AAA free self-driving shuttle, operated by Keolis, is the largest self-driving pilot project in the United States to operate in live traffic; AAA will study consumer responses to advance technology that could dramatically reduce traffic fatalities

(PRNEWS) LAS VEGAS, Nov. 8, 2017 - AAA, in partnership with Keolis, just brought the future of transportation to America and now the century-old auto club wants to hear from you.

AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah (AAA) is sponsoring the nation's first self-driving shuttle pilot project geared specifically for the public. Over the course of a year, the self-driving shuttle aims to provide a quarter-million residents and visitors of Las Vegas with first-hand experience using autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, exposing most riders to the technology for the first time. This pilot builds on Keolis' limited shuttle launch in downtown Las Vegas in early 2017; today's launch will be the first self-driving vehicle to be fully integrated with a city's traffic infrastructure.

Gunmen, suicide bombers attack Kabul TV station

Security personnel evacuate employees of the Shamshad TV building after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. photo massoud hossaini/AP
 
(BMLTV) NEW YORK, November 7, 2017 The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns the attack on a television station today in Kabul, Afghanistan. Gunmen and suicide bombers this morning attacked Shamshad TV, a leading Pashto-language station, killing one security guard and injuring at least 20 people including television staffers, Shamshad TV’s CEO and broadcast director, Nasim Pakhtoon, told CPJ.

Norfolk gains title as America’s favorite place in 2017 by Travel & Leisure

The City of Norfolk skyline viewed from the Hague waterway in Ghent Historical Landmark community. photo: abhi ahmadadeen/BMLTV©

Mermaid city leaps from #4 to top spot in annual poll

(BMLTV) NORFOLK VA, November 2, 2017 - Travel & Leisure readers love the mermaid city! Norfolk claimed the #1 spot in the annual America’s Favorite Place poll for 2017 beating out cities such as Portland, Scottsdale and Nashville.

The Environmental Justice Health Alliance commends Senator Cory Booker's new bill to address environmental injustices

  
Senator Cory Booker/ photo: U.S. Senate Public Affairs

(PRN-USN) NEWARK, N.J., October 31 , 2017 - Senator Cory Booker was joined by Michele Roberts, National Co-Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Health Alliance (EJHA), to introduce new legislation seeking to address some environmental injustices communities across the nation face.  'Environmental justice communities', often composed predominantly of people of color and the poor, suffer disproportionate levels of environmental pollution and its resulting health impacts.

It’s still April and this month is recognized as “Child Abuse Prevention Month”

On April 03, 2017, Norfolk’s Mayor Kenneth Alexander joined child advocates and Department of Human Services staff for the ceremonial planting of 100 blue and silver pinwheels in front of Norfolk City Hall. photo: City of Norfolk

(BMLTV) NORFOLK VA, April 24, 2017 - As good citizens in our communities locally, nationally and globally, we should always keep a watchful eye out for child neglect and abuse at every turn in our lives.

Child maltreatment fatalities and near fatalities have consistently drawn the attention of state lawmakers.

Former L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca found guilty of orchestrating scheme to obstruct federal investigation into jails

Lee Baca appears with his attorneys outside the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after a mistrial was declared in his obstruction of justice trial on Dec. 22, 2016. photo: KTLA©

LOS ANGELES, March 18, 2017 - Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was found guilty today of leading a conspiracy to obstruct justice by overseeing a scheme designed to impede a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses at county jail facilities. Baca was also convicted of lying to federal investigators when he denied knowledge of key aspects of the obstruction plot.