From Roberto Clemente to Thurman Munson, some of Major League Baseball most beloved players have been taken at a young age. On Sunday, America's pastime lost another one in Jose Fernandez, the charismatic Cuban who risked death in search of his American Dream.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush gave a speech at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture's opening ceremony located in the National Mall on September 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. The ceremony was also attended by former first lady Laura Bush, former president Bill Clinton and current president and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama.
Towns, cities located along the Cedar River in eastern Iowa are bracing for the river waters to rise and likely flood the area as more rainfall is expected throughought the weekend.
Misconceptions about undocumented immigration were debunked with the Pew Research Center's newest report. Immigration into the U.S. is declining and the number of Middle Eastern arrivals remains relatively small.
The Saturday, September 24, Powerball jackpot is set to hit $50 million after there were no big ticket winners in the September 22, $40 million drawing.
Counties across the tri-state area of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin have been witnessing heavy rainfall for the past several hours and in some cases for the past days which consequently has led to heavy-dute flooding impacting cities and towns.
The Friday, September 23rd Mega Million jackpot sits at $20 million after there were no grand prize winners in the September 20 drawing. With that, the jackpot has now rolled over offering a single game winner a cash option payment of $13 million in Friday's game. Make sure to return to this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.
The 2016 Autumnal Equinox and Fall season is officially now upon us. With the start of the autumn season on Thursday, September 22, 10:21 a.m. EST to be precise, change is definitely in the air.
A two-year battle over the right to grant all immigrant minors legal representation reached a roadblock this week as a three-judge court panel said their lawsuit would have to be filed individually. Without an attorney, children must face immigration judges alone.
Los Angeles Police officials are offering a $50,000 reward for information regarding the case where a mother of two was shot by a stray bullet in a June, 2016 altercation between two men at a bus stop on the corner of South Broadway and West 83rd Street.
North Carolina police admit the 43-year-old disabled black man shot dead by police near his home on Tuesday was not the target of an outstanding warrant officers were in the process of executing when the bloodshed erupted. Keith Lamont Scott died in the firestorm, setting off a night of protest and several violent clashes between officers and area residents that continued into the early part of Wednesday morning when parts of Interstate 85 remained shut down by demonstrators.
The September 21, Powerball jackpot has been reset at $40 million after a lucky winner from Georgia walked away with the $244 million grand prize in the last drawing.
An out-dated system of identifying potential undocumented criminals allowed hundreds of applicants to recieve permanent residence. Government agencies may denaturalize these individuals if they find it was obtained fradulently.
President Obama is slated to address the United Nations General Assembly for his eighth and final time as president early Tuesday, with much of his speech reflecting on the ongoing Syrian migrant crisis.
FBI found a backpack filled with up to five bombs at a New Jersey train station Sunday night, just a day after 29 people were injured in a Chelsea bombing in New York City. A 28-year-old man is wanted for questioning in connection with both incidents.
The 2016 presidential race is heating up while both candidates, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican Party nominee Donald Trump, prepare to face head on in the first 2016 presidential debate at a time where their numbers are narrowing in recent presidential polls. Take a look at each candidates’ views on pressing issues in the United States before the first presidential debate on Monday Sept. 26.
The latest Quinnipiac Poll showed that Americans are voting against, rather than for, a candidate. In the Sept. 14 poll, researchers found that Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump 48 to 43. Recent polls also show that people are likely to vote for third party candidates. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has a 13 percent chance of winning voters while Green Party candidate Jill Stein had a 4 percent chance of being voted for president.
Nearly four years, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions in Arizona's incendiary immigration law that targeted undocumented immigrants. On Thursday, two of the remaining clauses were nullified.
This year’s Harvest Moon will rise tonight Friday Sept. 16, 2016. The full moon will be shaded by a lunar eclipse and visible to onlookers located in certain parts of Africa, Asia and Australia. The full moon occurs tonight at 3:05 p.m. while the lunar eclipse had already begun at 12:45 p.m.
