NASA has named veteran astronaut Joseph Acaba chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. He makes history as the first Hispanic to be named chief astronaut. Acaba, a veteran of multiple spaceflights, an educator

MIAMI — With Latinos 1.5 times more likely than white people to develop Alzheimer's, researchers are uncovering more information about how genetics plays a role in who is more at risk of developing the disease. University of Miami researchers have teamed

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When they meet the families whose damaged roofs they're about to repair, Luis Marrero's crews often ask which of the hurricanes was to blame. Was it Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in late September