New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is warning the city "as we have known it" could be headed for ruins if Albany fails to renew rent laws governing at least 1 million rent regulated units across the area.
A prison worker faces felony charges for providing two convicted murderers with "dangerous contraband" that they used to escape from a maximum security prison in upstate New York.
The parents of a prominent civil rights advocate in Spokane, Washington claim that their daughter has been deceiving the African American community into believing that she is a Black woman.
Caitlyn Jenner, whom MSNBC has described as "the most famous transgender woman in history," this week made even more headlines by pocketing the highest fee E! has ever paid a protagonist for a reality TV show, the Independent said based on unspecified "reports."
A group of immigrant activist and civil rights groups have filed a class-action suit on behalf of three people against the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, claiming CBP's Tucson area officers violated CBP policy concerning the detainment and treatment of immigrants.
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Mexico will assist American authorities investigating a June 5 a shooting attack on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter, the country's Foreign Relations Department said on Thursday.
Jeb Bush's comments on Puerto Rico's status - which the Republican presidential hopeful made in late April - have reignited a debate on whether the U.S. territory is ready - and should - become the nation's 51st state.
Democratic contender, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, will speak at next week's Latino leaders conference, joining Hillary Clinton at the event. Sen. Sanders has faced some backlash for not mentioning immigration and Latinos' plight in his campaign rhetoric.
The number of current and former federal employees who had their personal information hacked may be far higher than the Obama administration originally disclosed, the Associated Press said based on two unnamed sources who the newswire noted "were briefed on the investigation."
An Ohio judge announced on Thursday that he found probable cause to charge the two police officers involved in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice last year.
The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that Massachusetts native Keith Broomfield became the first U.S. citizen to be killed while fighting alongside the Kurds against the terror group known as the Islamic State or ISIS.
A person's birth month could determine some of his or her health risks, USA Today reported based on a massive study from Columbia University Medical Center, in which scientists reviewed New York medical databases for 1.7 million patients.
Republican Sen. Jerry Moran is continuing the push Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar started to end the Cuban embargo. On Thursday, Sen. Moran, with Sen. Angus King, introduced the Cuba Trade Act, a new bipartisan attempt to allow American trade with Cuba that will be more palatable to the Republican majority in Congress.
When it comes to reshaping Silicon Valley to be more inclusive and better reflect the makeup of the rest of the country, Intel is leading the way again.
An attorney representing former Texas Police Officer David Eric Casebolt says that he is sorry for pulling his gun out on unarmed teenagers at a pool party and manhandling a 15-year-old girl in a bikini.
Up to 450 additional U.S. troops will head to Iraq to train local security forces in their war against ISIS, the terrorist group that controls large swaths of territory across that nation and neighboring Syria.
Speaking in front of Latino small business owners from all over the nation, Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie criticized his party for not doing enough to appeal to Latinos, an important voting bloc in next year's elections.
