The latest snow storm of the year is expected to be quick but powerful. The latest snow storm of the year is expected to be quick but powerful. Winter storm Janis will clip the northeastern states on Tuesday -- dumping up to a foot in some areas -- and then it will drift off into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday.
President Obama's choice to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA), an agency that provides contracts and loans to help small business gain government contracts, is former California official Maria Contretras-Sweet. Her official nomination was announced at a White House event last Thursday. She is the second Hispanic nomination to Obama's second-term cabinet, preceded by Labor Secretary Tom Perez. And, she will be the eighth woman in Obama's current cabinet.
2014 has already seen its share of good cinema. 2014 has already seen its share of good cinema. Mark Wahlberg's "Lone Survivor" tore up theaters and teared up audiences en route to a $38.
Subsidies and industry lobbying wreak havoc to national health There is a health care crisis in the United States right now, related to the excess consumption of sugar, a practice which has a multitude of negative health effects including coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gout, fatty liver disease, and cancer.
The world's most subtle drink is changing The National Science Foundation has awarded a $931,000 grant to a team of researchers who will study the effect of climate change on the world's most popular beverage: tea.
The Pope's new Spanish Cardinal Fernando Sebastián, 85, is showing his age - and his ignorance.Sebastián, who will take up his post in the Vatican as Spain's newest cardinal in February, is already making a dramatic entrance by reportedly calling homosexuality a physical "defect" that can be cured.
After the Target data breach over the holidays consumers have been pretty worried about their credit cards and bank accounts. Well, it turns out cybersecurity and other experts agree that you should be worried and expecting more similar attacks.
On the same day when the rumors claiming Harry Styles considering appearing on the reality TV show of Kendall Jenner's notorious clan surfaced, the One Direction singer was spotted hanging out with the Kardashians on Friday night.
African-American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King was a humanitarian, pastor, and activist who utilized nonviolent civil disobedience to work toward the advancement of African-Americans, and racial integration. King and the Black Civil Rights Movement encouraged the Latino Movements, inspiring colleagues Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez's farmworker's protests, and encouraging Nuyorican activist Gilberto Gerena-Valentin. He was more than a rousing symbol, he provided emotional support, resources, and public relations to the Latino Civil Rights Movement.
After his highly publicized fashion collaboration with luxury retailer Barneys New York for holiday collection not too long ago, Jay-Z is now teaming up with Pharrell's Billionaire Boys Club for a series of "Magna Carta Holy Grail" T-shirts.
Truitt Brothers Inc. is recalling 1.77 million pounds of Kraft Velveeta products after failing to label ingredients as allergens, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) reports.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning, African-American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. impacted many lives, but he also had a great influence on Latinos who also faced discrimination -- including Puerto Rican baseball legend Roberto Clemente, who was both black and Latino.
Harry Styles continues to add more designs to his extensive tattoo collection - he showed off his latest addition as he hung out poolside at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with his friends Alexa Chung and Pixie Geldof over the weekend.
A domestic tourism advertisement placed in Tiananmen has led to a storm of controversy on the internet after several sources reported it was a stand-in for the actual sunset.
Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is known for its beauty, culture and of course the iconic Christ the Redeemer Statue. Considered the largest Art Deco in the world, the famous statue represents Brazil's faith in Christianity. But what defenses does a 100-foot statue at the top of a mountain have against lightning? Not much.
