U.N. barges and peacekeepers were fired at on Thursday, injuring four people. Rocked-propelled grenades and guns were fired by unknown gunmen at a convoy of United Nations barges on the Nile River in South Sudan Thursday, wounding four people.
The Obama administration, immigration, and deportation have been lumped topics within recent years, and will continue to be as long as undocumented immigrants continue to be removed from the country at unparalleled rates. The New York Times reported that while the president has aimed his boot at kicking out "criminals, gang bangers, people who are hurting the community, not students... folks who are here just because they're trying to figure out how to feed their families," New York Times analysis shows that more than 60 are guilty of minor infractions.
Richard Montañez, who's been christened "the godfather of Hispanic branding," is a best-selling author, the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, the CEO and owner of Adelante Public Affairs & Communications, a former janitor, and an acclaimed motivational speaker. He stepped onto the stage with gusto, putting hundreds of millennials to shame with his unbridled energy at the early hour. Montañez, author of A Boy, A Burrito, and A Cookie, took to the stage, and applause rang for a long while before he spoke. He praised previous speakers before he dove into his own personal story, which began in a Southern Californian town called Gausti.
The Federal Communications Commission will release a proposal soon on a new set of Open Internet rules to replace the net neutrality-friendly rules recently struck down by a federal court. But early leaks suggest the new replacement system is not so net neutrality-friendly, sparking a war of words between FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and the tech community.
Two people were taken into custody at a U.S. Naval base in San Diego that went into lockdown on Thursday after officials received a report about a person with a gun.
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.
On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposal to regulate the sale and use of electronic cigarettes, along with other products like cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs.
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.
Mississippi has passed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi passed a bill Thursday to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. exited the stage at the Voto Latino Power Summit on April 12, and Voto Latino's CEO and President Maria Teresa Kumar thanked Diaz for his powerful and well-chosen words before she called up a man whom she simply called Lemon. Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen) is a Tony Award-winning poet, spoken word artist and an actor, who was an original cast member of "Russell Simmons' Def Jam" on Broadway, and he has shot four films with Spike Lee.
Three Americans doctors were shot and killed Thursday at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Three Americans were shot and killed by an Afghan security guard at a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday.
The conflict in Ukraine escalated to another level on Thursday when Russia announced it would be ramping up military exercises after the Kiev government confirmed that its forces were responsible for killing five pro-Russian militants.
Ohio woman says she was confused and not faking it. An Ohio woman allegedly faked cancer and collected $21,000 in donations and now she's being charged for it.
Wilmer Valderrama, actor/producer, political activist and Voto Latino's Artist Coalition Co-Chair, may have the political chops to run for office, but will he consider it?In art and in life, Wilmer Valderrama wears many hats. His TV gigs include Fez, the awkwardly funny foreign exchange student on "That '70s Show," MTV series "Yo Momma," the voice for the animated character Manny in the children's show "Handy Manny" and now a crime lord named Don Carlos in Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" on El Rey Network.
The U.S. Agency for International Development's controversial 'Cuban Twitter' initiative tried to shift its social media program into the hands of Roots of Hope, a nonprofit organization for young Cuban-Americans, according to a new Associated Press report.
On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a controversial pro-gun bill into law that allows concealed carry permit holders to carry guns into some bars, churches, schools, government buildings and certain areas within airports.
