If you thought the National Security Agency, which is now famous for collecting U.S. phone records or "metadata," wasn't at least capable of listening in on the actual content of phone calls, think again. A new Washington Post report says the NSA has the capability to record phone calls and hold on to the entire record on a 30-day basis - for entire countries.
Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and human rights activist and attorney Robert "Bobby" F. Kennedy Jr. showed their support for the late Cesar Chavez and the continuing fight for farm workers' rights by hosting the New York City premiere of the film Cesar Chavez on Monday, March 17 at the AMC Empire 25.
More than 60,000 children arrive in the United States from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico -- and they make the voyage alone, without their parents. Many children are in search of their parents, who may be undocumented, unlisted, and working to send funds back to their home countries. Some other children travel to the United States so that they can escape homes foreboding lives thrashed with gang violence.
The Washington Post is reporting that, as of today, over 5 million people have enrolled in Obamacare, and further estimations project that the number will rise to 6 million before March 31st, which is the last day to apply for affordable health care under the Obamacare act before getting a fine.
Two lucky winners hit the $ 400,000,000 jackpot of the Mega Millions on the March 18 draw. The latest Mega Millions drawing last Tuesday, March 18, put up for grabs a cool $400,000,000 jackpot, the 3rd largest jackpot in Mega Million's history and seventh largest in U.
The Republican Party has spent $10 million to gain the interest of the Hispanic population, inundating the public with Spanish-language advertisements that aim to incite opposition to the nation's Affordable Care Act, unseat Democrats, and ensure that a member of the GOP sits in the Oval Office after the next election. The conservative push to disparage Obama over the ACA and immigration overshadows the GOP's efforts to assist the Hispanic community -- and exposes presidential and a desire to shake immigration as a topic.
Following the heels of the decision by CVS Caremark Corp. to stop selling tobacco products, 28 U.S. attorneys general are pushing for the heads of five major retailers to do the same, according to "Fox News."
A growing number of doctors in the United States have been voicing an increased concern over the quality of generic medications imported from India, according to a recent in-depth report from Reuters. The concerns weighing on the minds of many doctors in the U.S. come from an increasing trend of recalls and import bans put in place recently by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on drugs made in India.
Although many people in this country think tuberculosis (TB) as a disease of a bygone era and no longer a threat to modern day society they couldn’t be more wrong, the experts say. "World TB Day" is an annual event dedicated to fighting and eradicating this disease both in the U.S. and across the globe.
April 8 marks the deadline for the U.S. government to complete secure operating systems installations to federal computers. However as the date fast approaches, roughly 10 percent of the several million federally used computers will still be running with the outdated system.
In a Sunday night operation, U.S. Navy SEALs seized control of a Libyan National Oil Company's oil stored in a North Korean flagged tanker that was commandeered by three armed Libyan rebels.
States with legal marijuana seek to regulate the booming industry The League of California Cities and Police Chiefs Assn. have sponsored a bill designed to regulate marijuana more like a medicine.
As the US immigration debate rages on, some are looking to Canada Last year, the United States Senate passed an immigration reform bill which was seen as a step in the right direction as well as a sign that an effective immigration system could be put in place in the United States.
Sinclair pled guilty to lesser degrees and may not face time. After a sleuth of sexual assault cases, the military concludes another sexual assault trial, however its end may not please all.
The former governor's youngest son was found dead in Mexico City. A search has ended in tragedy for the Corzine family. Following a search for their missing son, the former governor and his family discover he was found dead in Mexico.
For years King City, Calif. has been the hub of a corruption scandal that goes as far as the city's police chief, according to the "Los Angeles Times."
Diplomatic moves by Venezuela and economic reform may signal a shift in the troubled country. One month after the deadly mass protests began in the Venezuela capital, the opposition and government security forces continue to clash in streets all over Venezuela, and the death toll has reached 28.
