A recent plan for the state of Illinois to provide $100 million of state money toward the development of a presidential library for President Barack Obama has got the state's GOP officials in a tizzy.
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte is a Democrat running for the lieutenant governor seat of Texas this year. If she wins the election in November, she will be the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the position in the state.
Earlier this month, a lead radiological technologist in Perry, Ga. was convicted for falsifying and signing off on mammogram reports that incorrectly cleared nearly 1,300 women of signs of breast cancer or abnormalities.
After crews fetched out the last of the classic Corvettes devoured by a sinkhole in Bowling Green, Ky., General Motors officials and the National Corvette Museum's board of directors now face the dilemma of which vehicle gets restored and which don't.
A new deal struck between the U.S. and Philippine governments will allow American military forces to station troops, warships and aircrafts at selected Philippine military facilities.
As obesity and diabetes rates continue to increase in the Native American community, Navajo tribal leaders voted earlier this week to eliminate sales taxes on healthy food items, which they hope will combat the epidemic by encouraging healthier diets.
For the first time, two living popes will be in attendance at a canonization of former popes. On Sunday John XXIII and John Paul II will be canonized by the Vatican, which marks a rare historical event for all Catholics in the world watching via television, Internet and social media.
The months-long battle over tax incentives between Maryland officials and "House of Cards" executives ended Friday when they announced a deal had been struck, meaning the show would continue filming in Maryland.
A male classmate stabbed a teenage girl to death at their high school in Connecticut on Friday; police suspect she turned down his invitation to take her to prom.
The extremely cold weather this winter that brought record below freezing temperatures to the East Coast and much of the Midwest exposed a major concern in the nation's electricity grid.
Microsoft's earnings from Quarter 3 have revealed that in the last quarter, the company has sold a little more than one million Xbox One units to retailers, not consumers.
After roughly seven months since Microsoft's announcement that it was going to acquire Nokia's device unit, the two companies will now officially work together to regain dominance in the cell phone market.
During a speech event in John Boehner's Ohio hometown on Thursday, the House Speaker reportedly mocked his fellow GOP Congress members for the gridlock that has stalled immigration reform.
In a recent interview with Polygon, Mojang Chief Word Officer Owen Hill said the company is currently working on the Minecraft: Playstation 4 and PS Vita Editions and is expected to be released in either the second or third quarter of this year.
After months of speculation, sources have confirmed with Variety that Victor Stone aka Cyborg will be featured in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel and will be played by theater actor Ray Fisher.
Time Magazine released its annual list of 100 Most Influential People on Wednesday, which always include a variety of people ranging from Hollywood A-listers to politicians or athletes to corporate executives.
A Catholic law that bans divorced members of the church from receiving communion could be the subject of change after Pope Francis recently approved an Argentinean woman's plea to take part in communion after marrying her husband, a previously divorced man.
On Thursday, members of the American Postal Workers Union held demonstrations at several Staples locations in 27 states to protest a partnership between the U.S. Postal Service and Staples Inc.
A study released earlier this week found that the wealthiest 1 percent in the nation continue to get wealthier as the gap in income inequality substantially increased during the course of three decades.
A new study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday found that biofuels made from the residue of harvested corn plants release more greenhouse gases than conventional gasoline does.
