It may be raining on the parades of NYC and San Diego Mayors today as their respective city councils vote on hot button issues.

Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego has been battling allegations of sexual harassment, with petitions for him to step down. A tentative agreement was reached following days of mediation involving attorneys for embattled San Diego Mayor and other city officials, but City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has yet to provide details.

NYC bill would give New Yorkers the power to see whether their next-door neighbor ever had a criminal past.

NYC Councilman Peter Vallone will introduce legislation to place the NYPD's gun offender registry online. The database will keep track of those convicted of certain gun crimes.

If you ever wondered is your neighbor was acting like a criminal, now you will be able to learn if they have ever been arrested and how many times.

The increasing crackdown against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi will be making these peaceful protestors into martyrs.

While billions of dollars worth of US military aid returns to American companies scattered throughout the states. These dynamics are very general but specifically hurts US. Furthermore, the Egyptian military believes in their heart of hearts that it's the only institution keeping that nation from spiraling into a calamitous period of instability.

Gueros is a Spanish slang term for a fair skinned or light haired person. Although it is not derogatory, it coud be used that way.

Mexico's Aeromexico airline and its advertising agency are apologizing for a producer's casting call requesting that only light-skinned people apply for a planned TV commercial.

Because Mexicans are largely dark-skinned, it is news to us why Mexican television ads routinely feature light-skinned actors, sparking accusations of racial discrimination. Perhaps because the leading Spanish-language TV network has two very popular and successful gueros.