After 22 Years in the Position, Sheriff Arpaio Could Be Indicted – Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who won controversial international fame with his campaigns of persecution of undocumented immigrants, completed 22 years in the position this week, a historic record. After more than two decades as sheriff, and after having successfully avoided numerous accusations and federal investigations, a pending court case could unleash serious criminal charges against the octagenarian sheriff. Valeria Fernández has more from Phoenix, Arizona.
Legendary Accordion Master Flaco Jiménez on His First Time Playing – Tejano accordion master Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has interpreted a traditional repertoire from the Mexico-Texas border for seven decades. Flaco was distinguished by the National Endowment for the Arts as a National Heritage Fellow, the nation’s highest honor for traditional arts, and more recently, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy’s, the highest recognition of the United States music industry. Our news director Samuel Orozco spoke with the popular accordionist on Línea Abierta, about the first time he played the instrument. To hear more of the interview with Flaco Jiménez, you can visit this page.
Why More People Are Visiting the Dentist in California – Many more kids in California now receive dental care than did ten years ago. That’s what one study says, attributing it in part to an expansion of California’s Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, public health insurance for low-income residents. And not only children, but also more adults are going to see the dentist, according to our reporter Rubén Tapia, who spoke with a few new patients at the Romero community clinic in Los Angeles.
