Oregon has 10 fires burning and season is far from over A new wildfire has forced the evacuation of 275 homes in Rowena, Oregon, a town in the Columbia River Gorge, according to The Associated Press.
The Latino unemployment rate is 7.8 percent in the U.S., based on July's report from the Department of Labor, but despite the rate's increase, Latinos remain optimistic about their economic future.
The National United Youth Council delivered six demands concerning the Eric Garner case to the Staten Island District Attorney on Wednesday. The main demand asked that Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan turn the case over to the U.S. Attorney because NUYC claims the case has been compromised already.
It's been more than two decades since Hawaii was last hit by a hurricane or tropical storm, however meteorologists say the Aloha state is on track to be hit by not one, but two hurricanes this week.
The Center for Constitutional Rights petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to review its case challenge to the federal Animal Enterprise Act, claiming it is a violation of the First Amendment.
The new chairman of the Civilian Complaint Review Board held a little-publicized special public meeting on Tuesday with board members to announce ideas and directions for the agency.
The New York Patrolman's Benevolent Association and the Sergeant's Benevolent Association spoke out on Tuesday about "the vile and insulting pronouncements against police officers" in connection with the death of Eric Garner, calling for the attacks to stop.
President who freed the slaves once read the book found in small Illinois town Illinois state historians on Tuesday confirmed that the handwriting found on a book called "Types of Mankind" belongs to none other than Abraham Lincoln, Time reported.
Immigrant children, regardless of their ethnic and racial background, are less physically active than U.S.-born white children, according to a study from Rice University's study.
