As the U.S. Supreme Court debated Tuesday about whether for-profit companies could refuse the Affordable Care Act's mandate for contraception coverage to its employees citing religious beliefs, Hobby Lobby became part of a list of organizations to publicly take a religiously conservative stance on socioeconomic topics.
Eliseo Medina is one of the loudest voices for reform One of the most pressing issues in American politics today is that of immigration reform. So far, all efforts to pass a bill to reform the current, broken system have stalled in Congress due to a lack of political willpower to push it through.
Connecticut lawmakers Wednesday evening approved legislation that raises the state's minimum wage level to $10.10 an hour by 2017, making it the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.
Are e-cigs becoming more popular among youth? A lot of people are now shifting to the use of electronic cigarettes because they are deemed as the best alternative for regular tobacco cigarettes.
The United States has embraced peaceful yet powerful heroes such as the beloved Martin Luther King Jr. by commemorating his life with an official holiday -- rightfully so, but there is a major piece of American history that has yet to truly come to light with national recognition -- the mission of Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez.
Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has been unfailing in her pursuit of Republican opponent Greg Abbott following the discovery that Abbott underpays his female employees and for voicing his opposition to easing measures that would pressure employers or businesses to pay women equal wages.
Disney World has fallen victim to the increased tension between the U.S. and Venezuela. It's no secret that U. S. -Venezuela relations have been crumbling for years, but now it appears that tensions are starting to boil over.
29 year-old Dominican-born Muslim Terrorist, Jose Pimentel, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Tuesday following his guilty plea to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree last month.
Foreign Policy Magazine reports that that is the exact method a group of Ukrainian women are using to get Russian forces to release control of the Crimean peninsula.
The National Security Agency has come under fire for their mass collection of phone data -- of course using our "smartphones" to access the data, as well as social media and other spying methods -- and now, President Barack Obama is calling upon the NSA to end these practices once and for all, but to only make "metadata" available to the government when needed.
Sign up by March 31 deadline or pay monthly fee It seems that the discussions regarding Obamacare are not about to cease, not in the next few months, at least.
President Obama is preparing to offer legislation to make good on his promise to reform the National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. phone records, also known as metadata. Whether or not that legislation passes through Congress is yet to be seen.
It's not like the address changes from year to year when the lease is up...a convicted child molester is currently in a world of trouble in Pittsburgh because he sent a threat to President Barack Obama...and sent it to the wrong address.
Earlier this month, Burlington, Va. residents voted 2-to-1 in favor of enacting three gun control measures, which has since been the subject of controversy by law enforcement.
He's the first Mexican-American New York City Council member, and he's the first openly gay politician from Brooklyn -- and like many Latino leaders, Carlos Menchaca (Democrat for the 38th District) is inspired by the mission behind Cesar Chavez, a powerful biopic directed by Diego Luna, which hits theaters on March 28.
Do you like to take a puff of that good 'old Marlboro or Camel cigarette? Do you like to take a puff of that good 'old Marlboro or Camel cigarette? Perhaps you prefer the classic cool of Newport's instead.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding the Affordable Care Act's requirement that for-profit corporations provide insurance coverage for contraception, according to the "New York Times."
