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A recent nationwide assessment of higher education performance at the state level indicates Hispanic college students still trail white students in reading, applied math, locating information, and business writing.

Opposition Democrats geared up this week for a fight over conservative judge Samuel Alito, President George W. Bush's choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, while conservatives expressed elation at the choice.

President George W. Bush has tapped Ben Bernanke as the next Federal Reserve chief. Bernanke is a specialist in monetary policy, with a Bachelor's from Harvard and a Ph.D. from MIT. What else should investors know about him?

Media giant Viacom has bought Coral Gables-based Caballero Television's Mas Musica TeVe network and 10 of the company's TV stations in Texas and California. Terms were not disclosed.

Wisdom in Hollywood says that if you don't have a friend or sibling in the business, you'll never get in. That has been doubly true for minority CEOs seeking to sell to the entertainment giants – until now.

While the U.S. median age continues to rise, from 35.3 years in 2000, the median age of Hispanics remains the lowest of all groups. Demographers predict faster growth among young Hispanics than among other young ethnic groups for the next decade.

More than 20 percent of Cubans are 65 or older, while a scant 4 percent of Mexicans are in that age bracket. On the other hand, 37 percent of Mexicans and 31 percent of Puerto Ricans are younger than 18.

Maya Cinemas brings the movie-going experience to Hispanic neighborhoods.