The excitement is growing for the May 17 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $100 million. The drawing will take place Saturday at 11 p.m. EDT.
A large, influential conservative organization backed by big donors is urging Republican House members to vote against the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill next week if it includes a measure that would grant undocumented immigrants that serve in the military with a green card.
A White House aide has confirmed that House Speaker John Boehner did not say that he was committed to voting on the comprehensive immigration reform bill.
Texas has become a breeding ground for Hispanic-owned businesses and entrepreneurs, but wireless technologies appear to be a problem in targeting audiences and markets.
A shift in power is seen in India as the world's largest democracy elects Narendra Modi prime minister and give the BJP a grand majority in parliament.
In the United States, it's illegal for children under 18 to buy cigarettes. But it's permissible for those very same children to be a part of the cultivation and harvesting of tobacco, which produces side effects far worse than if they'd simply taken a puff.
Sharia Law prohibits her choice of Christian faith. A Christian woman who is 8 months pregnant has been sentenced by a Sudanese court to death by hanging for apostasy because of her refusal to convert to Islam.
Two Southern California teenagers were arrested Thursday for allegedly beginning two brush fires. Two California teenagers were arrested Thursday night for allegedly starting two brush fires, adding to the wildfire epidemic that is wreaking havoc through Southern California.
Peace talks continue despite upcoming Colombian elections and the rise of rumors and scandal. Another round of peace talks begun in Havana on Tuesday between the Colombian government and the rebel group FARC.
Oil pipe transferring the fuel to Texas bursts in Los Angeles neighborhood. The streets of Los Angeles have seen a lot. However, rarely do they see a carbon-based fuel coat the asphalt of the West Coast metropolis.
On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Diane Humetewa as a new federal judge, making her the first Native American woman to hold the position and the third Native American federal judge in U.S. history.
60 years after the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision that segregation by race is unconstitutional, segregation is still widespread in public schools across the nation.
At the Federal Communications Commission's meeting on Thursday to take the first step towards controversial new Open Internet rules, it seemed no one on either side of the political spectrum -- inside or outside of the building -- was entirely satisfied by the proposal. Nevertheless, the FCC voted to advance the process of adopting new rules that may drastically reshape the way the Internet works.
