As drug violence continues to escalate throughout México, bulletproof clothing is all the rage in Mexico City.

Shakira has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president: "I feel in my heart that he would be able to reconstruct peace and confidence in the United States."

Listen to Akon and Lil Wayne boast about their stacks in a new track, "I'm So Paid."

Only 25 percent of Americans approve of the job President Bush doing – a record low – according to a Gallup Poll taken last weekend.

Stock markets around the world, including the U.K., France and Japan, took a nosedive as fears of a shaky global economy remain.

See what it's like to cross someone over in the paint in a new trailer for the video game NBA 2K9.

T-Pain beefs with the vocoder effect that he rode to the top of the charts.

Duke it out in a Mortal Kombat-inspired fighting game featuring Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Sarah Palin, Cindy McCain and John McCain.

Spain has approved a self-deportation plan that allows over two million of unemployed immigrants to receive unemployment benefits and other incentives – as long as they stay out of the country for three years.

A month after kicking out the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, President Evo Morales says "no way" to U.S. anti-narcotics surveillance.

Los Pikadientes de Caborca follow around a fun-loving Mariachi in a video for "Cumbia Del Río."

Check out the cover art for Wisin y Yandel's new album, La Mente Maestra, which is scheduled for release on October 28.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials arrested nearly 80 immigrants during a week-long operation in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Lil Wayne picks the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series on his blog for ESPN.

Jowell y Randy are denying rumors that they are breaking up to focus on their solo careers.

The number of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. has dropped dramatically in the last three years, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center. An estimated 300,000 less immigrants have entered the U.S. in the last three years compared to 2000 through 2004.

Daddy Yankee has reportedly agreed to moderate a gubernatorial debate in Puerto Rico.

Chow Yun Fat does does some sort of martial art while rockin' a Hawaiian shirt in a trailer for the forthcoming Dragonball Z movie. (via Oh No They Didn't)

First it was Akon, now 50 Cent is pushing fans offstage during concerts. (via Urban Outlook)

Pitbull shows off his Español in a new video, "Mi Alma Se Muere," featuring Omega of Chosen Few. (via Blog Reggaetón)

U.S. Mexicans are sending even less money home. Remittances to México suffered their biggest decrease on record last month, according to Mexico's central bank. The U.S. is expected to post record-breaking unemployment figures in two days.

A number of national polls show Democrat Barack Obama surging ahead of Republican rival John McCain in key battleground states like Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada and Virginia.

MSNBC presents a slideshow about the multi-millionaire CEOs who ran fallen financial institutions like Freddie Mac and asks: "These guys made how much?"

Mexican President Felipe Calderón pledged to ramp up his fight on drug cartels by proposing a new security plan that includes creating a national crime database, increasing penalties for drug dealers and cracking down on criminals who use fake police badges and uniforms.

Chicago's Kid Sister looks down South to hook up with David Banner on a new song, "Family Reunion."

Calle 13's René Pérez says his beef with Ivy Queen isn't a big deal: "Only people in Puerto Rico and a small sector of Miami care about it. She isn't known anywhere outside of those places. All these other countries see us as six-time Grammy winners… in another league. It's like Shakira dissing Ivy Queen."

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez says he wants to develop a nuclear program with the help of Russia: "We certainly are interested in developing nuclear energy, for peaceful ends of course, for medical purposes and to generate electricity."

Jennifer Lopez launched her seventh signature fragrance, a men's cologne called "Deseo."

Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Germany unveiled a wax statue of Tokio Hotel frontman Bill Kaulitz, complete with black eyeshadow and lipstick. (via Idolator)

Salma Hayek, producer of the hit show "Ugly Betty," is now working on "The New McToms," a TV sitcom about a conservative mother dealing with the ethnically diverse marriages of her children.

Days after being released from a South Carolina hospital for burns, Adam "DJ AM" Goldberg made his first public appearance at the funeral for his close friend and fellow plane crash victim Chris "Lil Chris" Baker.

See David Archuleta's face in a field of corn. Or check out the video for his first single, "Crush."

A majority of Republicans and a third of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives defeated the $700 billion bailout bill designed to alleviate the U.S. financial crisis. The Dow Jones responded with its largest one-day point drop in history.

México has kicked off "Vamos Por Un Millón de Kilos," a national weight loss campaign with the goal of helping Mexicans lose two million pounds. Nearly half of all Mexicans are overweight. (via Guanabee)

Over 60 percent of voters in Ecuador have backed a new constitution that will grant President Rafael Correa greater control of the nation's economy as well as a chance to remain in power until 2017.

New Mexico Republican Party Chairman Fernando de Baca has resigned after saying Hispanics "won't vote for a Black president" because they "consider themselves above Blacks."

Just in time for Day of the Dead, Lil Wayne collaborates with 2Pac on a new track, "I'm Ill."

Director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen) has signed a deal with video game giant Electronic Arts (Madden, Rock Band) to develop and direct three games for the company.

The Colombian government has seized a memory stick that had the names of 9,387 guerrillas from the (FARC) Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

Richard Millay, a 22-year-old student at the University of Alaska, has released a video the news media has been dying to find: footage of Sarah Palin during the swimsuit competition of the 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant.

Get a white collar job and you too can afford a neck tattoo. Start planning today.

Check out Britney’s new single, Womanizer.

A New Jersey judge has ordered Luis Falcon, who managed Celia Cruz’s finances, to repay $2.5 million dollars to Cruz’s estate.

The latest NPR poll of 1,400 Latino voters showed 49 percent supporting Obama and 45 percent for McCain. Remember to vote 4 your future!

There’s a wet nurse revival due to the tainted milk scare in China.

Newsflash: make-up makes celebrities look better, even Latinas.

Newsweek magazine: "Will Hip Hop culture play a role in the election?"

Producer Pedro Damian says a planned RBD movie is now in jeopardy due to "conflicting schedules."

Reason magazine presents "What Part of Legal Immigration Don't You Understand?," an illustrated guide about the harsh realities of legally immigrating to America. (via Boing Boing)

50 Cent takes a shot at Jay-Z during a recent interview: “I’m a big fan of Jay-Z, but outside of the States and hip-hop circles, no one really knew who he was until he married Beyonce.”

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuaín and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney go head to head in a four-minute ad for the video game FIFA 09. (via Kotaku)

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced it is "moving forward with its plan for [today's] first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford," despite calls from Republican John McCain to suspend the debate.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain announced he is suspending his campaign to focus on resolving the U.S. financial crisis and has asked Democrat Barack Obama to do the same. McCain also suggested postponing their first presidential debate, which was scheduled for tomorrow. Obama rejected McCain's proposal and says the debate should go on as planned: "This is exactly the time when the American people need to hear from the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsible for dealing with this mess."

Die-hard Clay Aiken fans, aka "Claymates," react to the singer's announcement that he is gay. (via Waxy)

The FBI is investigating fallen mortgage lenders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac as well as investment bank Lehman Brothers and insurance company AIG for 26 possible counts of fraud.

Check out a preview of Kanye West's TV variety show, "Alligator Boots," starring puppets rapping about pregnant girls at the club.

Kurt Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean, recently threw a suicide-themed sweet 16 party.

Pitbull is launching his own record label called Mr. 305 Inc. and will release his next album early next year.

Wario shakes things up in a new YouTube ad for Wario Land: Shake It! for the Nintendo Wii.

R&B singer Ne-Yo announced he will pair up with shock rocker Marilyn Manson to work on a new song: "I have no idea what the music will sound like or what direction we'll take, but it will be really cool."

Hispanic women are three times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than whites. They are also three times more likely to have an abortion although the U.S. abortion rate is at a 30-year low

Get a first look at the new slideshow trailer for the Notorious B.I.G. biopic Notorious. (via The Daily Swarm)

Four of every 10 Xbox LIVE users prefer Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain (three out of 10), according to a poll of 100,000 gamers conducted by Microsoft and Rock The Vote.

Take a look at how Mexican children view drugs and drug violence in this BBC photo gallery.

Former American Idol finalist Clay Aiken appears on the cover of People magazine to reveal he is gay, two years after *NSync's Lance Bass came out in the same fashion.