It's evident that income inequality in the United States and abroad is beyond unreasonable. More and more Americans are finding it harder to make ends meet, with 14.5 percent of U.S. households struggling to put enough food on the table. More than 48 million Americans -- including 15.9 million children -- live in these households.In addition, more than one in five children is at risk of hunger. Among African-Americans and Latinos, nearly one in three children is at risk of hunger, statistics show.
A man believed to be a 37-year-old shark and shrimp fisherman of El Salvadorian nationality, Jose Salvador Alvarenga, washed ashore in the Marshall Islands.
The mass protests against the government did not stop one man from proposing to his girlfriend In the last two months tensions have grown between the Ukrainian government and opposition in what began as demonstrations following President Viktor Yanukovych's decision to scrap a key pact with the European Union but has now turned into a drive to oust the president.
Citizens have been taught that it's dangerous to deal with the outside world North Korea tries its hardest and succeeds in keeping its people isolated and in the dark about the outside world, and is the most successful regime to do so amidst a lack of international pressure, has always struggled economically.
Sochi has not been the most welcoming place for world travelers and this week the Russian city found itself embroiled in yet another controversy affecting the general public.
Art history majors were some of his most ardent supporters Being in the second and last term of his presidency, Obama's latest mini-scandal or faux pas is not so damaging but it is the type of thing which is alienating towards many humanities-minded constituents.
Latinos don't want to leave a carbon footprint - and they don't want to leave behind a broken immigration system either. A survey conducted by Latino Decisions on behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council takes a closer look at concerns of many Latinos.
A trial date has yet to be set U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorized trial prosecutors to seek the death penalty for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Vice President Joe Biden recently exposed the breadth of the immigration issue; dispelling the notions undocumented immigration is simply a Mexican/Hispanic issue; that all American citizens are descendants of legal immigrants; that undocumented populations are here to rashly absorb resources. While discussing immigration, an individual mentioned that their family legally emigrated from Ireland in the 19th century, and Biden countered, explaining that his family did not.
Switzerland group aims to build a smartphone secure against government spying The National Security Agency has implanted software in over 100,000 computers around the world that allows the United States to conduct surveillance.
Ordering a Happy Meal from a McDonald's drive-thru in Pittsburgh made customers a lot happier than a regular cheeseburger ought to. The reason for the extra smiles is that customers were ordering more than a free toy; they were also ordering heroin.
Snowden has received many honors from the European community for his actions Norwegian lawmakers Baard Vegard Solhjell and Snorre Valen nominated National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize via their party website on Wednesday.
Could Donald Trump be the next governor? The billionaire says he is interested in running for the position if certain conditions are met and believes he has a good chance of winning.
European lawmakers are clamping down on US sales in stance against death sentence The drug used for lethal injection is made by European drug makers who have recently stopped selling the deadly chemical to American jails on ethical grounds.
The mayor of New York Bill de Blasio recently appointed two new commissioners for the department of citywide administrative services, and one of their names is Stacey Cumberbatch, which does not sound too common. During her speech, she claimed rather a striking link to a British actor who plays a plantation owner in a 2013 British-American historical drama film, "12 Years a Slave."
There is wide support across the board for the initiative to legalize medical marijuana In November, Florida voters will cast their votes on a ballot measure to legalize marijuana for medicinal use.
