Ahead of the polar vortex that will bring with it sub-zero temperatures to much of the eastern United States a widespread snow storm is slated to hit the east coast on Tuesday. Heavy snow will slam the mid-Atlantic from the Virginia/Washington D.C. area up the coast as far north as Boston.
After the news was broken last week that Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, the remaining members of what was arguably the most legendary rock band in musical history will both be performing at this year’s Grammy Award show, America has been ripe with speculation of a reunion performance during the show.
The dreaded flu season is upon us and this year the H1N1 virus, which emerged in 2009 to cause a pandemic, is the predominant strain. H1N1 has reached the epidemic threshold as of this past week and is now widespread in 40 states.
According to a poll released Monday, a majority of residents in New York State support a pilot program for legalizing marijuana under certain circumstances, which Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled last week during his state-of-the-state address.
As the last evacuation orders are lifted for the communities threatened by the Colby Fire in Southern California, the three men allegedly responsible for sparking the inferno remain in jail. Each is being held on half a million dollars bond, while they await a decision as to whether they will face federal charges for their actions.
The 17-year-old suspect sought for his involvement in the school shooting that occurred in Philadelphia on Friday turned himself in to police over the weekend and was taken into custody on several charges for which he will be tried as an adult.
Following the passage of a bill last week by a city council committee in Washington D.C. that brought the nation’s capital a step closer to decriminalizing marijuana, President Obama voiced publicly his opinion that it’s important for the legalization of marijuana to go forward.
Death by firing squad may seem an antiquated method of execution for prisoners facing the death penalty, but the method may become more mainstream as a number of states across the country consider its adoption.
Residents of California are facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded drought history. In response to and in preparation for extreme drought conditions, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. declared on Friday a State of Emergency.
Attorneys representing Playboy Magazine have filed a lawsuit against Harper’s Bazaar publisher Hearst Communications for infringement over the magazine’s online publication of copyrighted photos of fashion legend Kate Moss.
After two students were injured during a shooting at a high school in North Philadelphia, police have announced that they are making progress in terms of tracking down and vetting the three male suspects thought to have been responsible.
According to a poll released on Friday by Quinnipiac University, most New Yorkers agree that former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg’s 12 years in office were “mainly a success,” despite the Inauguration Day barbs he received that most agree were inappropriate.
With Bill de Blasio taking the reins as New York City’s new mayor, a recent poll shows that the majority of New Yorkers are satisfied with the job he’s been doing since his inauguration and also feel optimistic about his future work in office.
A Pennsylvania woman who became a follower of radical Islam and called herself “Jihad Jane” received a 10-year prison sentence on Monday for plotting to kill a Swedish artist.
After the untimely passing of James Avery, who played Uncle Phil on the TV show “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” his co-stars have stepped forward to say farewell to the show’s beloved patriarch via Facebook.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office released its report on Friday detailing the car crash that actor Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas died in, as well as the outcome of the autopsies performed on the two men.
Gun manufacturer Mossberg has teamed up with “Duck Dynasty’s” iconic Robertson family to sell a line of guns through the family’s “Duck Commander” franchise.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un issued a New Year speech on Wednesday that focused, among other things, on international relations as well as improving relations between North and South Korea. At the same time Kim touched on the possibility of a “deadly” nuclear standoff against the United States and South Korea, should the North be provoked.
Millions of people will gather on Tuesday in Times Square for the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration and the festivities are expected to garner up to a billion viewers worldwide.
For those that aren’t able to party in person for the ringing in of 2014, the evening’s performances will be streamed live online for you to catch on your computer, iPhone, Android or other mobile device.
A convicted sex offender who lived on the same street as the notorious rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro pleaded guilty on Monday to the murder of two women and to raping his sister-in-law and three daughters.
According to the most recent update from Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), Tropical Cyclone Christine slammed into the coast of Western Australia Tuesday morning, packing extremely strong winds and widespread heavy rainfall.
Gallup polls Americans each year to measure public admiration of noteworthy individuals worldwide. This year President Barack Obama took first place in the men’s category, while former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came in at the top spot for females, both of them winning by landslides.
A new poll from CNN and ORC International shows that support for the war in Afghanistan continues to dwindle and according to the numbers this war is “arguably” the most unpopular war in United States history, even more so than Vietnam.
As 2013 draws to a close, astronomers and amateur stargazing fanatics should take a moment to mark their 2014 calendars with reminds of several celestial events that will light up the sky through the coming new year.
