Residents of North Carolina are concerned about coal ash ponds in their neighborhoods, and now state lawmakers will consider a bill that would force Duke Energy to close all coal ash dumps in the state within 15 years.
On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will visit Guatemala to speak with leaders from the country and other Central American countries that thousands of unaccompanied minors are leaving to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
On Monday, New York state Senator Gustavo Rivera and supporters introduced the New York Is Home Act, a bill that would grant state citizenship to an estimated 2.7 million immigrants living in the state.
Tony Award-nominated actress Daphne Rubin-Vega recently discussed what it means to star in the off-Broadway hit "Los Monologos de la Vagina," a Spanish version of Eva Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues," running in the Westside Theater in New York City.
Last Tuesday, Ford Motor Company and H.J. Heinz Company announced that they will look into using the ketchup maker's tomato fiber to make sustainable bio-plastic materials for the automobile maker.
The recent surge in children crossing the border into the United States illegally has put stress on Rio Grande, Texas, where hundreds are being held in a Border Patrol facility. This stress has already begun to fall on Miami shelters as well.
Texas congressman Henry Cuellar visited the McAllen Border Patrol Station at the Rio Grande Valley border on Saturday, where about 1,000 undocumented immigrants, mostly unaccompanied minors from Central America, are being sheltered. After seeing the facility, the Democrat was very outspoken about his opinion on the Obama administration's handling of the recent influx.
According to Secretary of State John Kerry, the Obama administration is open-minded about sending military forces to work with Iran in the fight against Sunni terrorists.
Karen Tracey, the sister of Eric Hill, a contestant on Andi Dorfman's new season of "The Bachelorette" who died after the show in a paragliding accident in April, said she is okay with how her brother's last moments on the reality dating show were depicted.
The latest "Dancing With the Stars" professional dancer winner Maksim Chmerkovskiy apparently does not have a new romantic relationship with Jennifer Lopez, despite rumors.
This week, Rockstar Games finally announced that they will release Grand Theft Auto V on PC, Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 at an undisclosed time in the fall of this year. According to Sony, however, gamers might get something extra special if they pick up the PS4 version of the game.
Quinoa may have sparked the latest health craze, but the food is also sparking debate between indigenous farmers in Brazil, who harvest the grain, and researchers in the United States, who want to grow it themselves.
"Dancing With the Stars" winner Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a new rumored girlfriend, replacing previous rumors that he is in a relationship with his former partner, Meryl Davis.
On Wednesday, Women in Film presented actress, producer, director and political activist Eva Longoria with the Norma Zarky Humanitarian Award at the Crystal and Lucy Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that juice company Pom Wonderful LLC can sue Coca-Cola Co. for falsely advertising its Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend of Five Juices product.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has drawn some attention to himself after comparing being a homosexual to being an alcoholic at an appearance in San Francisco on Wednesday.
