First Lady Michelle Obama announced a new government-run job site for veterans Wednesday. First Lady Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that the government is creating an integrated job website to help people leaving the military create resumes and find employment.
On Monday, authorities arrested nine adults and two juveniles who were involved in a high school and college drug ring located in an affluent suburb of Philadelphia.
The 40-year-old Democrat was elected into office five years prior to his father's election to the New York City Council, and was in fact the youngest person elected to the legislative since Theodore Roosevelt. During his stay with the Assembly, Diaz has sponsored, co-sponsored and passed legislation that's addressed public record access, tenants' rights, environmental racism and senior citizens' rights.
The excitement is growing for the April 23, 2014 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $150 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday at 11 p.m. EDT.
"¡Sí se puede!" said actress and Voto Latino Co-Founder and Chairwoman Rosario Dawson as she addressed a sea of driven and high-spirited Latinos (and some non-Latinos) during the Voto Latino Power Summit kickoff on April 11 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The crowd eagerly looked on, craving inspiration during a time when change for Latinos is within reach, but still too far to fully grasp without the help of the powers that be who need to sign the dotted line to implement real, concrete change.
Family says phrase is discrimination. A family wishing to remain nameless is suing the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District and its superintendent to get the "under God" phrase removed from the Pledge of Allegiance that students recite in school everyday.
Mayor de Blasio is encountering resistance from supporters. Mayor Bill de Blasio wanted to get rid of a New York City tradition for over 150 years, horse carriage rides.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Michigan voter initiative Tuesday that bans affirmative action regarding admittance to the state's public universities.
"El Voto Hispano," a documentary exploring the affects of the Latino community on United States' elections that hopes to debut in 2015, has recruited Eva Longoria as a producer.
A new study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday found that biofuels made from the residue of harvested corn plants release more greenhouse gases than conventional gasoline does.
As part of a new initiative to reform harsh drug sentencing laws, President Obama plans to grant clemency to hundreds, or even thousands of nonviolent drug offenders.
CAPS says "Let's slow immigration and save some California for tomorrow" A new Earth Day advertisement released by Californians for Population Stabilization tries to place blame on immigrants for California's environmental issues.
The Voto Latino Innovators Challenge, the organization's tech contest, is meant to challenge Millennials to not only learn outside of the classroom, but to create outside of the classroom and to think outside of the box. With the support of the MacArthur Foundation, and in partnership with HASTAC, Voto Latino will award a total of $500,000 in grants to the best 10-15 proposed projects.
A defendant in a gang-related trial was fatally shot by a U.S. marshal inside of a new federal courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday after he allegedly tried to attack a witness.
