Long-serving mayor in Florida has historic career. Apopka residents were used to one mayor, John Land. After all, he's been the mayor of the city since 1949.
Laws would regulate requirements for doctors and conditions of treatment For many people, marijuana is a drug. It has been around for thousands of years and its cultivation has been recorded in China as early as 2737 B.
The two foremost news organizations behind reports about the National Security Agency's cybersurveillance programs have won the top award for journalism. On Monday, The Washington Post and the U.S. branch of The Guardian were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism, for their reports based on ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaked documents.
Obama warns Russia to stop displaying aggression. Both the Kremlin and the White House admit that U. S. President Obama and Russian President Putin had a tense phone call Monday night.
Rarely enforced, adultery in N.H. is a Class B misdemeanor. Although it's rarely enforced, it's a crime in New Hampshire to commit adultery. That could change if a bill that has already passed The House becomes a law.
A ‘Twitter Etiquette’ class might just be the answer for the latest tweets surrounding U.S. Airways, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines.Let’s start with U.S. Airways. The U.S. airline recently made headlines for a pornographic tweet it posted in response to a customer’s complaint on Monday.
A report conducted by a nongovernmental organization that monitors global conflicts revealed that while the total spending on military in the entire declined for the second straight year in 2013, African and Middle Eastern countries have steadily increased its military spending.
A recent report released from the offices several U.S. lawmakers revealed several issues regarding the use of electronic cigarettes that include the lack of age restrictions and no uniform warning labels.
Legendary labor activist Cesar Chavez's legacy continues to thrive both in life and in death, even reaching international waters as part of the American effort in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
In a recent survey of 368 active-duty Army personnel, 38 percent of those who admitted using any drug in the last 90 days said they used synthetic marijuana instead of traditional marijuana (14 percent).
England is expected to face some tough consequences if Scotland's Sept. 18 referendum results in a split from the UK, a union that has lasted for about three centuries.
After a meeting of world's top climate scientists in Berlin, they announced Sunday that greenhouse gas emissions soared to "unprecedented levels" between 2000 and 2010.
As part of a two-pronged warning, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the U.S. will be sending two warships to Japan to counter North Korea's threat and to also demand that China respect its neighbors.
Bundy's family and supporters claim to have rights to the land The growing dispute between the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and the Cliven Bundy ranch in Nevada is far from over.
One of Chile's most iconic cities is experiencing a devastating fire. Valparaiso has not experienced a fire of this magnitude in decades, and firefighters continue to battle the blaze on city's hilltops.
Republican US Representative Vance McAllister refuses calls from his own party to resign. The past couple of days have proven to be contentious for one Republican congressman.
More violence between the neighboring countries occurs. Security forces in eastern Ukraine launched an operation Sunday to eliminate pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in Slaviansk.
Saturday marked the U.S. Navy's christening of the $7 billion USS Zumalt Warship Destroyer in Bath, Maine. Though the ship is not entirely done, it appeared bold and majestic at its christening.
Utility officials in charge of the nation's power grid are claiming that President Barack Obama's push to reduce the use and reliance of coal-fired power plants could make the power system vulnerable to future blackouts.
Hispanics (whether Criollo or Mestizo) were recognized as the first American citizens in the freshly acquired Southwest territory, following the Mexican-American War; and Latinos remained a majority in many states until the end of the 19th century. Students in Texas, perhaps, are unaware of these facts, because for a long time, Mexican-American Studies wasn't a priority in the state; however, the Texas State Board of Education has opted to Latino History lessons to the state's children, providing an ethnically oriented state-approved curriculum to Texas schools.
