The excitement is growing for the July 9 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $122 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday at 11 p.m. EDT.
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, along with other elected officials, announced the creation of a new merit scholarship program at the City's public colleges on Tuesday at City Hall.
At the New York Academy of Medicine on Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the medical marijuana bill which allows legal access to non-smokeable medical marijuana for chronically ill or injured patients.
What started out as a fun Fourth of July festivity ended in tragedy when a South Dakota man literally choked to death in the middle of a hot dog eating contest.
A set of proteins in the blood can identify those with mild cognitive impairments that will soon develop dementia, such as Alzheimer's. The test is 87 percent accurate and was conducted by British researchers to help drug trials.
If you're feeling lucky and are a Mega Millions ticket holder, then get ready for the Tuesday, July 8, lottery jackpot drawing, which has risen to $25 million.
On Monday Mayor Eric Garcetti and Chief Charlie Beck announced that the Los Angeles Police Department will no long adhere to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's requests to detain those suspected of being eligible for deportation.
Texas business Dynamic Travel Cruises and its owner Steve Cosgrove are holding a toy drive to benefit the undocumented and unaccompanied children being held by Border Patrol in the state.
The League of the United Latin American Citizens joined forces with Tyson Foods on Monday and donated 30,000 pounds of chicken to Food Bank for New York City, a day ahead of LULAC's national convention.
President Obama requested authority to deport more undocumented immigrant children last week, and immigrant rights groups are fighting back against the pending authorization.
Good news for weed smokers in Washington state: Starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, a select group of pot shops selling cannabis for recreational use will be allowed to open their doors to the public.
Village Voice workers, members of UAW-Local 2110, announced in a statement released Sunday, they've ratified a new contact with Voice Media Group, averting a strike at the legendary news organization.
Over the Fourth of July weekend, 50-year-old real estate professional Steven Robles was attacked by a shark at Southern California's Manhattan Beach and lived to tell about it.
More than 80 shot, at least 14 dead. A long Fourth of July weekend led to an outbreak of shootings and violence in Chicago. At least 82 were shot and at least 14 are dead after gunfire shook up the city, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Scientists are studying the effects of climate change on a tropical forest, and have selected one of few United States tropical rain forests to undertake the work - El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico.
