In an unprecented move, REI has decided not to open its doors to customers on Black Friday this year. Instead, the outdoor gear and sporting goods retailer will encourage consumers and its employees to spend the day after Thanksgiving outside, or at least doing something else besides shopping.
The U.S. Senate passed a two-year budget deal early Friday morning that raises funding levels and suspends the nation's debt limit until March 2017. The approval of the bipartisan bill also prevents a U.S. default next week and a potential government shutdown in December.
Famed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, known for his highly criticized films on police killings, has recently been criticized for organizing last weekend's rally called "#RiseUpOctober," gathering hundreds of people speaking against police brutality.
A seventh grader has alleged that her teacher asked her to deny the existence of God. A seventh grader alleged that her teacher asked her to deny the existence of God.
A new report suggests that the plainclothes police officer who fatally shot a popular church drummer while he was stranded on a Florida highway may not have been qualified to have been working on an undercover surveillance assignment on the night of the shooting.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) with an overwhelming 74 to 21 vote. So what is CISA, and should the Internet's denizens be worried about the new legislation? Here's a primer.
Representatives for fired South Carolina Deputy Ben Fields continued to defend his actions, despite reports that the teenage girl he slammed and dragged across a Spring Valley High School classroom remains bruised and traumatized.
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is scheduled to arrive at Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania in an attempt to get his conviction overturned
Wednesday marked the first time that Royalty Prince Harry met U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House Oval Office in a brief talk regarding Prince Harry's recent launching of the Invictus Games and their common interest in helping out the wounded soldiers.
In light of the continuous Syrian civil war, it has been recently announced that Iran and arch-rival Saudi Arabia will be attending Friday's conference in Vienna for the first time in the hopes of finally closing the unfortunate chapter of Syria in its four years of civil war.
Video recording of the incident shows a cop subduing Yibin Mu, a sophomore at Queens College, by putting his arm around his neck and swinging him to the ground in Columbus Circle.
The third Republican presidential debate focused on the country’s economy, and it comes as the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1314 -- the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 -- but foreign policy also dominated the evening.
Despite early reports that the student who was flung out of a chair by a school resource officer was unharmed by the incident, her lawyer is now saying his client was hurt in the event.
Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, hosted by CNBC, is the first encounter during which Donald Trump is seeing his front-runner status seriously challenged.
One hundred fifty-five police officers in Baltimore, Maryland were equipped with body cameras on Monday as part of the city's new pilot program, which aims to enhance the safety of police officers and civilians.
