The WHO released numbers showing a continued increase in deaths and cases of the Ebola virus, and the numbers will only grow as locals shun treatment and block health workers from helping. In addition, the bodies have to be guarded from family who want to take them for burial, which would increase the risk of exposure and contracting the virus.
Previous competitors IBM and Apple have joined forces to break through the Microsoft Windows-dominated business software market by using Apple's continuous lead in the market with tablet and phone sales. The comprehensive deal includes 100 business apps to run on iOS and IBM support for the companies who buy the products.
For years women have been complaining about forced maternity leave and being fired from their jobs due to pregnancy. The EEOC has seen an increase in violations and complaints over the years and is now addressing the issue.
The prize-winning journalist and illegal immigrant has skirted authorities since he was 12, but was finally handcuffed at a border town in Texas with nothing but a Filipino passport to identify him. When asked by Border Patrol for a U.S. ID he said he didn't have one and was handcuffed -- nearly three years after outing himself as one of the 11 million in the country illegally.
After acquiring Nokia in September, the company has had to reassess and determine how to make Microsoft leaner and fit to compete with competitors like Apple and Google.
Yet another fee increase for passengers traveling through U.S. airports as TSA more than doubles a screening fee tacked onto tickets beginning July 21.
Vargas, who is known for his coverage of the Virgina Tech shootings and for revealing his identity as an undocumented Filipino immigrant -- who moved to California at the age of 12 -- has been detained in the border town of McAllen in Texas.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani teen who survived a Taliban attack on her life, has taken a trip to Nigeria to urge the Muslim radical group Boko Haram to release 216 kidnapped schoolgirls.
Dust clouds from the Sahara have been floating over to the Caribbean for some time, but recent years have seen them push past to the UK and even into the mainland U.S. There is no severe health risk. But the clouds prevent rainfall and hurricanes from cooling the area and are known for trapping heat and causing hazy days.
A Chinese businessman arrested in Canada last month is one of the most recent cases in a line of data hacking that has resulted in sales and potential sales to Chinese state-owned companies in what the U.S. is claiming is a government-involved plan.
The company is a large standalone Spanish-speaking media outlet but has been in talks for a sale to large English-speaking companies. It's biggest competitor, Telemundo, is backed by media giant Comcast. In hopes of beating ESPN and ABC in World Cup coverage, the company spent half a million on new technology to beat broadcast times of the other two-- it succeeded. The move comes at a time when the future is uncertain and the station may need the success to attract a sale.
After a cargo train derailment in Mexico Wednesday, officials vow to curb the influx of illegal passengers risking their lives to enter the U.S. via Mexico.
Drug wars, teen pregnancies and lack of employment are some of the issues facing Mexico's youth. The growing population of youth in poverty and unemployed is only exacerbating the country's problems -- adding to increases in teen pregnancies and juvenile mortality rates.
Biritsh visitor who claims blame for the accident was rushed to the hospital after losing the fingertips off his little and ring fingers because he had his hands hanging outside of the log on the flume ride.
After a report of possible anthrax exposure last month, the CDC release a new report Friday of mishandling of a dangerous bird flu strain. As a result, Congress is beginning to question the CDC's abilities, but the CDC has already said it is creating a new position to handle the situation.
Since pharmacies can't take back controlled substances and flushing them down the toilet is a no-no, police departments in the country are increasingly becoming a drop-off location to collect unused or expired drugs.
House GOP leaders said immigration reform is effectively dead in the House, despite Senate passing a bill last year. The bill did receive bipartisan support in the House, but was not enough and leaders site a lack of faith in Obama to enforce the bill.
Despite national decline in self-employment, Hispanics saw an increase in 2012. Additonally, those who rallied Wednesday see huge economic benefits and a need to invite immigrants to the country to give the U.S. a competitive edge in the world.
The recession created a spike in unemployment across the board, but one of the hardest hit groups, which was already struggling to garner support and assistance - adults with mental illness - remain unemployed and are relying on expensive social security income programs to live.
A lawyer, a non-profit executive director, two professors and a Republican candidate for public office were all possibly being spied on by the NSA for possible ties to terrorist groups: they were Muslim Americans.
Politicians and critics are battling the fate of hundreds of Central Americans months away from an election. The children are fleeing violent situations and current laws deal with those seeking asylum from other countries slower than those from Mexico and Canada.
A set of proteins in the blood can identify those with mild cognitive impairments that will soon develop dementia, such as Alzheimer's. The test is 87 percent accurate and was conducted by British researchers to help drug trials.
