Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is among six recipients of this year's W.E.B. DuBois Award, Harvard University's highest honor in the field of African and African-American studies.
Wendy Davis was a little-known Democrat in Texas before she was boosted to the national stage following her popular fight for women's rights just a few months ago.
Capitol Hill Gunfire prompted by the car chase that began at the White House. Thursday, October 3, around 3pm, a female motorist, driving a black Infiniti, attempted to breach security at the White House.
President Obama has healthcare woes filling up his schedule lately with the government shutdown that he and Michelle don't have time to get glammed up for other important events, such a the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual gala.
Democrats stayed on task with immigration as they announced a comprehensive immigration proposal Despite all the attention being focused on the government shutdown this week, Democrats stayed on task with immigration as they announced a comprehensive immigration proposal.
On Tuesday, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill "outlawing so-called revenge porn and levying possible jail time for people who post naked photos of their exes after bitter breakups."
Both a CNN documentary and an NBC miniseries have been cancelled amid concerns that former president Bill Clinton's scandals from during his time in office would resurface
Italian pasta maker Barilla is facing intense criticism after its chairperson, Guido Barilla, said in an interview with Italian Radio that he would never feature a gay family in his advertisements and that they can "eat another brand."
Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known for his aggressive stances and strict jail policies, and now he is making yet another change: No more meat in his jail
The United States Army has never had too many restrictions when it comes to tattoos, but all of that could be changing soon as part of a new uniform policy
Two major roads to the Olympic site were blocked by water and mudslides, raising the question of whether the conditions would delay or affect the start time of the Olympics
Hillary seized a rare opportunity to poke fun and compare the two leaders when Former President Clinton and current President Obama met in a joint appearance this week at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York
There might be light at the end of the tunnel for social media in China There might be light at the end of the tunnel for social media in China. Chinese people have been left in the dark for several years since the nation blocked Facebook, Twitter, and a host of other social networks.
