As the United States experiences a surge in the number of people who speak a language other than English, hospitals are responding with more interpreters on staff and technology to break down language barriers.

" Tói phiên ai?" Phan Phan, the Vietnamese woman massaging your legs mutters under her breath.

“Policía! Policía!” Gunshots blast through a west Mesa neighborhood on a Friday night and witnesses yell in Spanish for police help.

"Un momento, por favor. No cuelgue." Whenever 911 operator Joel Tiffany hears that phrase, he knows he is about to spring into action.

The world's largest jade Buddha will be on display for a week at the Mesa Amphitheatre, beginning Saturday.

A man entered a Vietnamese restaurant in a strip mall Thursday evening and fatally shot a woman before killing himself, police said.

When will the “Victim Game” stop for Blacks and Hispanics in America? It’s been more than 40 years, almost two Generations and Martin Luther King’s “Dream” is still a dream. Schools are no longer segregated. Colleges and Universities are no longer segregated. Why aren’t blacks, Native Americans and Hispanics doing as well or better than other past and present ethnic and racial groups?

The number of students who cannot speak English in the Mesa Unified School District is growing, so the district wants to step up services to their moms and dads.

The number of students who cannot speak English in the Mesa Unified School District is growing, so the district wants to step up services to their moms and dads.

The Valley’s explosive Asian population growth is providing some new opportunities for schoolchildren, from field trips to afterschool classes.

July 25, 2004

When an emergency room team is confronted with a patient who speaks a language nobody at the hospital can understand, they're likely to call a remote interpreter for real-time translation.

Binh (Damien Nguyen) is like any other awkward American teenager, circa 1990 — gangly, withdrawn, listens to New Wave, always bumping into things — with one notable exception: He's never stepped foot in America.

Chronic hepatitis B, a disease that attacks the liver and can cause cancer, is a real danger for the Valley’s Asian population, and local health activists are hoping to raise public awareness of the issue at an event today.

State senators voted Wednesday to name Jay Heiler as the newest member of the Board of Regents, saying he is a far different man than the one who wrote offensive comments about gays and immigrants three decades ago as editor of the State Press at Arizona State University.

HOUSTON - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned delegates to the Texas Republican convention in Dallas June 13 not to let purity be the enemy of unity.

Up there with “Stoker” and “Like Someone in Love” as one of the best films to hit theaters this spring, “War Witch” is devastating, beautiful and truly not to be missed. An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, this gut-wrenching tale of a child soldier has been reeling in the accolades: Best Actress awards for young star Rachel Mwanza at both the Berlin and Tribeca film festivals, along with a whopping 10 honors (including Best Picture) at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.

HANOI, Vietnam - President Bush sought Chinese President Hu Jintao's help on dual fronts Sunday, aiming to rein in North Korea's nuclear ambitions and encourage the Chinese people to buy more U.S. goods.

Gilbert teen Toan Ngo remembers well his past and hard work that’s led to the honor he received this week — a $150,000 military scholarship — and his future as a Marine.

In his second movie, the Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has mangled together a comic, self-aware revenge flick that's half Guy Ritchie, half Charlie Kaufman.

NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.

Pope Benedict XVI wants Catholic parishes worldwide to offer Masses in Latin, saying it is a "gift from God" and a "treasure from the past" that should be offered alongside Mass celebrated in the regular language of people where they live.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — On the same afternoon thousands of Hispanics in Alabama took the day off to protest the state's strict new immigration law, Mexican-born Francisco Mejia was ringing up diners' bills and handing containers piled with carnitas to drive-thru customers on the east side of Dayton.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Jiverly Wong was upset over losing his job at a vacuum plant, didn't like people picking on him for his limited English and once angrily told a co-worker, "America sucks."