The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that it is conducting a federal probe into the shooting death of African-American teenager Michael Brown at the hands of police in Missouri.
Dow down 9 points, S&P 500 down 3 Stocks were down Tuesday in light volume trading. Only 2. 2 billion shares exchanged hands Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange, well below the 3.
Amal Alamuddin was appointed to the expert panel to investigate the Israel offensive on GAza last month - but she turned it down. With an upcoming wedding and several cases, the lawyer may have been too busy.
A new game will launch in October, and a website was launched today as two of the former Rovio group create a new game that involves batting away bugs and insects.
Observers are likely to see it best in the northern hemisphere and at about 3 a.m.; online ways to view it are available for those unable to watch from outside their homes.
For the first time in U.S. history, minority students will outnumber white students this fall. For this first time this fall, minority students will outnumber white students in U.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has jumped to a whopping $128 million. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 11 p.m. EST.
The Metropolitan Opera, for a fourth time, has extended its lockout deadline to Sunday, Aug. 17, and in a statement wrote "if there is no agreement, they will lock out the musicians, craftspeople and choristers."
New Orleans police say that a 20-year-old man shot his friend before killing himself after a three-hour standoff with police inside a hotel in the French Quarter on Sunday.
A senior elected New York official, Public Advocate Trish James, advocated on Monday for a pilot program of police using body worn cameras because of the increased scrutiny and concern about police misconduct and released a policy study about the pilot.
Walking the streets of downtown Los Angeles, asking those passing by if they'd heard about the sudden death of entertainer Robin Williams, two phrases dominated people's reactions: "He was a great actor" and "a good human being."
Two dozen theme park goers had an unforgettable experience for all the wrong reasons this weekend when they got stuck on a roller coaster for nearly four hours at Six Flags America in Maryland.
Just days after convicted boyfriend killer Jodi Arias was granted permission to represent herself at the second phase of her upcoming murder trial, her lead attorney filed a motion asking the judge to let him resign from the case.
President Barack Obama signed a law that allows thousands of military veterans to return to private doctors, reversing mountains of red tape and corruption that resulted in long waits for medical care.
States that have been known for having high White populations are slowly diversifying as more Latinos pursue better economic opportunities outside their comfort zones.
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart bowed out of racing in Sunday's Cheez-It 355 at The Glen after the death of Kevin Ward Jr. who was struck and killed during a sprint car race on Saturday night.
