Easily the most successful form of music named for a condiment, salsa transcended its humble beginnings as a marketing hook to become a powerful influence on music and culture worldwide. A blend of African rhythms and European harmony born in Cuba and...

There's certainly something to the Ferrer campaign's contention that they're at a disadvantage when it comes to the media, one backed by Bill Lynch. Setting aside the political stances of newspaper proprietors (which shouldn't always be set aside), the delight we take in campaign follies...

BAHAMAS: Photos of Anna Nicole Smith with immigration minister revive political scandalNASSAU, Bahamas (AP) _ Photographs of Anna Nicole Smith embracing Immigration Minister Shane Gibson in bed revived a political scandal in her adopted home Monday, with one politician calling for Gibson's resignation.Also Monday, Ford...

It's not your typical Sesame Street episode. There are no lessons in letters or numbers, but there are plenty of hugs and lots of talk about feelings.Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization that produces the hit kids' show, is working on a DVD that will be...

This is democracy, Cuban style: salsa music and a show of hands on a street corner in Old Havana.The beat pours from curbside speakers, signaling to about 150 neighbors to gather and choose candidates for the capital's municipal assembly."Just observe _ it's democracy," says Mario...