Educators and students are mourning the death of a Southern California high school teacher who hung herself inside of her art classroom Monday morning.
Analysts have long noted that Jeb Bush's last name may prove a liability when it comes to the Republican presidential hopeful's shots at the White House, and the former Florida governor is taking the issue head-on.
Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will not run for a sixth term in the U.S. Senate in 2016, her office announced on Monday. The 78-year-old Democrat said her decision came down to how the demands of another campaign would have affected her ability to work on behalf of her constituents.
President Barack Obama on Monday said that his administration's overture to Cuba will usher in reforms on the island and that he hopes to open a U.S. Embassy in Havana by mid-April. He cautioned that the opening of a full-scale diplomatic post does not mean that ties between Washington and Havana would be completely normalized.
The family of Bobbi Kristina Brown allegedly started shooting footage for a reality show related to her ordeal as she still lays comatose and on life support in a Georgia hospital.
Hillary Clinton did not have an official e-mail address when during her four years as secretary of State and used a private account to conduct government business. The practice appears to have been in violation of the Federal Records Act, which requires that official correspondence be retained.
Lawyers representing accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his upcoming death penalty trial discussed a key argument in their defense strategy during a hearing on Monday.
The mayor of Cleveland, Ohio issued an apology on Monday following outrage over new court documents filed by city officials that blame Tamir Rice--the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer while carrying a toy gun in November--for his own death.
The South Carolina Christian college has said it has not banned homosexuality after it released a statement condemning homosexuality. Their statement on sexuality came a year after two athletes came out.
Crowned a national hero by Cuba's president last week, convicted spy Gerardo Hernández - who was release last Dec. 17 after President Barack Obama commuted his double life sentence - says he is ready to return to duty.
A longtime Philadelphia judge has withdrawn his name from consideration for the state Supreme Court after an email he sent many viewed as racially insensitive was made public
Fiji's "border patrol" themed party held on Feb. 7 did not violate any university rules and will not result in any penalty for the fraternity at the University of Texas, Daily Texan Online reports.
The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to release a report as early as this week criticizing the police department in Ferguson, Missouri for disproportionately targeting, ticketing and arresting African-Americans.
Fresh off her selection as one of the masterminds on Adweek's list of the hottest mobile game creators of 2014 witht he company have netted $74 million in earnings to prove it, Kim Kardashian admits she is looking for a bigger place in the world of tech creation.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may face a formidable challenger in Jesus "Chuy" García if the Cook County commissioner can win support from the Windy City's black community.
LAPD officers shot a homeless man during an altercation. The incident, which happened in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, was caught on video and shows one of the officers shouting that the man had his gun.
