American people of Cuban descent

The Menendez brothers, who shocked America by killing their parents in 1989, are seeking a pardon from the governor of California, the Los Angeles district attorney has announced.

New evidence is coming to light in the controversial case of the Menendez brothers that may lead to a review of their sentencing.

Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to sing a title role in the gala season opener at La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy's virus cases surged.

An outbreak in both La Scala's chorus and its orchestra forced the country's premier opera house to cancel for the first time one of the top events on Europe's cultural calendar.

U.S. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigned on July 12, amid a backlash over a secret plea deal he negotiated a decade ago with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier accused of sexually abusing young girls.

U.S. President Donald Trump on July 9 defended his Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who is under pressure from Democrats to resign over his handling of a decade-old sex abuse case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, but said he, too, would look into it.

"La Traviata" tells the story of Violetta, an ill-fated French courtesan who falls in love with an unlikely man, set to music by 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi. Director and choreographer Konstantinos Rigos makes his operatic debut this summer with the Greek National Opera in a production to be staged at the Herod Atticus Theater on July 27, 28, 30 and 31.

A 3-year-old girl suffered face injuries after she was attacked by a pitbull on Friday as she sang Christmas carols at a cafe in the suburb of Ilion, northern Athens.

According to reports, the girl, who was with her two siblings, was attacked by the dog after it managed to break free from its owner, who is also the owner of the cafe.

A 12-year-old girl has undergone surgery and has received 52 stitches on her face after being attacked by a pitbull in the northwestern province of Tekirdağ.

U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and top challenger Ted Cruz clashed sharply on Jan. 14 over the Texas senator's eligibility to run for the White House during a tense debate weeks before voters start to pick the party's nominee. 

US President Barack Obama skewered allies and rivals alike in a Saturday-night comedy act spiced up with a healthy dash of self-deprecation.
 
Obama appeared before a ballroom packed with journalists, media types and celebrities for his penultimate White House Correspondents' dinner before finishing his second term next year.