Pluto is now the most distant object in our solar system ever visited by humankind. It took nearly 10 years for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft to arrive at Pluto, but the momentous occasion finally happened on Tuesday.
In more than 1,800 cases, immigrants that the federal government wanted deported from the United States were freed from local jails only to be later re-arrested for various crimes, a study released by a group that actively opposes illegal immigration shows.
Close to a month after the Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting on June 17, the debate over the South's charged symbolism has moved to Mississippi, the only state whose flag still incorporates the Confederate battle emblem.
The parents of San Francisco woman who was shot and killed on July 1 - and in whose murder authorities suspect an undocumented immigrant - on Monday called for a law that would require prison time for those who return to the country illegally after being deported.
Family members of Eric Garner -- the man who died after a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer put him in an illegal chokehold last summer -- were awarded $5.9 million in a wrongful death settlement against the City of New York.
President Obama on Monday granted clemency to 46 drug offenders in federal prisons as part of his administration's effort to reform the criminal justice system.
A coalition lead by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is committed to have 100,000 people go to work. A coalition lead by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is committed to have 100,000 people go to work.
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley addressed the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. and heavily focused on immigration and its impact on the economy.
Family members of Eric Garner, the man who died after a New York Police Department officer put him in an illegal chokehold last summer, recently turned down a $5 million wrongful death settlement.
In an interview with John Dickerson on CBS's "Face the Nation," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, discussed why the House of Representatives has not acted on immigration reform.
Coinciding with the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' hearing on President Barack Obama's deferred action programs' legality, a survey of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients found how they have benefitted from the program.
Donald Trump seems to believe that the escape of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, one of Mexico's most powerful drug lords, gives credence to his assessment that the neighboring country brings "killers" and "rapists" to the United States.
More companies should commit to sharing profits with their employees, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said on Monday as she outlined her broader economic vision for the United States.
The already crowded Republican field in the 2016 White House race grew by one more name on Monday as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced his presidential run.
With the 'Minions' dominating the advertising space all over the globe, it comes as no surprise that it easily took command of the domestic box-office this weekend by grossing a huge $115.2 million.
