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North Korea Missile Threat: Kim Jon Un Sends A Message to South Korea and the United States

As a likely protest to the recent U.S.-South Korean military drills, North Korea has launched four short-range missiles off the eastern coast.

NSA GCHQ Surveillance: U.S.and British Spy Agencies Stole Images from Citizen's Webcams

Imagine if out of control government agencies were able to go against their countries constitutions and access your personal computer files?

Ukraine News & Protests 2014: Yanukovych Speaks in Russia, Says He is Still President

President Yanukovych gave a press conference in Russia's Rostov-on-Don Friday, maintaing his role as leader of the Ukrainian government.

Same-Sex Marriage in Kentucky Now Legal

Kentucky has been directed by a federal judge to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state. This final order effectively throws out part of the state's ban on gay marriages.

President Obama Announces "My Brother's Keeper" Initiative in a Personal Way

While his presidency has often been described as post-racial, events have sometimes occurred that forced President Barack Obama to speak directly on race, with varying degrees of elegance and success. On Thursday, however, Obama purposefully announced an intensely personal initiative he called "My Brother's Keeper."

For the Love of El Chapo: Droves of Sinaloa Citizens Take to the Streets in Protest of His Arrest

Hordes of Sinaloa citizens took to the streets in different municipalities, clad in white; arriving at a temple known as La Lomita in Culiacan to demand that billionaire Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman be released from prison. Univision.com reported

Tale of Two Tussling Houses: Immigration Reform Tabled as Republican-Controlled House of Reps Fued with White House

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) recently publicized that Republicans were not likely to touch immigration reform this year, despite bipartisan promises made and mounting outrage from Immigration Reform protesters.

Seth Rogen Alzheimer's Speech: Console Wars Director Gives Congress an Emotional Address

On Wednesday, Seth Rogen gave an emotional address about Alzheimer's disease at Capital Hill, where he soon found himself very disappointed at the empty hearing due to U.S. senator's poor attendance.

Super Bowl XLIX Risked Relocation to Another State: Arizona State Could've Fumbled with Passing of Senate Bill 1062

Super Bowl XLIX is meant to kick off in 339 days during February 2015, at the University Of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. But, the state of Arizona could have fumbled, and foiled those plans. A controversial and conservative bill could have resulted in the Super Bowl being moved from the state for the second time in recent history.

Jimmy Carter Visits Venezuela Protests: Former President Plans on Visiting Country Amid Riots

Venezuela's unrest is heating up and everyone thinks they have a solution to stop the madness. Venezuela's unrest is heating up and everyone thinks they have a solution to stop the madness.

Washington Republican Lobbyist Jack Burkman Proposing Legislation to Ban Gay Players from NFL

Horrified at the prospect of gay players being allowed to be drafted into the NFL, a Washington lobbyist has introduced a bill that, if passed, would ban gay players from the NFL.

Mrs.'El Chapo:' Who Is Emma Coronel, the Beauty Queen Wife of Mexican Drug Lord Joaquin Guzman?

When you are considered "the biggest drug lord of all time" and make Forbes' top billionaires list, you pretty much always get what you want through power and corruption -- even when it comes to matters of the heart.

Skin Color Politics in the Latin/o Community and the Roots of Afro-Latino Music

Afro Latino music claims the voice of African and Latin people, and bellows heritage and pride. It is music that details pain, regret and difficulty. It communicates soulfulness and resiliency, broadcasting the strength of its collective people.

America's Native Language Spanish? Latino's Influence on U.S. History, According to a Historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Fernández-Armesto drafted the book with the intention of filling in gaps, integrating Latin history and American History, and providing a prospective that would "go beyond the traditional, from east to west, sea-to-shining-sea narrative."

Uganda Gay Laws: Tabloid Publishes List of Homosexuals After Anti-Gay Legislation Passes

A Ugandan newspaper has published a list outing several suspected homosexuals. This comes just a day after their President signed a harsh anti-gay bill into law.

Billionaire Mexican Drug Lord and His Life on the Lam: Details of El Chapo's $2 Million Laundry Basket Escape & the 2014 Arrest

Guzman was arrested on Saturday, February 22, 2014, without gunfire being exchanged –despite having a military-style assault rifle on his person. Guzman did not speak, and looked subdued as he made his first public appearance in years, then quickly vanished into the cargo bay of a helicopter waiting to take him to prison.

Protesters Describe Ongoing Violence and the Death of Bassil Da Costa

Hearing from students and other protesters has been hard, as Venezuelan media outlets refuse to broadcast what is happening on the streets of their country.

Is Tim Draper's 'Six Californias' Plan a Cash Grab for Silicon Valley and the Rest of the State's Wealthy? [VIDEO]

He claims that splitting the state into regions would help everybody get what they want There is a plan to divide California into six states, but is it just a huge scheme to enable the wealthiest residents of California to horde their tax dollars? That is the main question on everyone's minds after a wealthy Silicon Investor by the name of Tim Draper has lobbied the Secretary of State for permission to pursue the some 800,000 signatures to get it onto a ballot measure to be voted on by the Californian people.

Thailand News 2014: Bangkok Explosions Kill Two As Bloodshed Continues

A boy and woman were among those killed in a blast near a shopping center. After months of unrest in Thailand, the bloodshed has continued and the casualty count has not not stopped rising.

Pope Francis News: 19 Bishops Elevated To Cardinal Status

Pope Francis elevates 19 bishops from all over the world to the rank of cardinal and emphasizes the church's role in the world.