The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to adopt a strong legal foundation for new Open Internet regulations, which mirror the principals of Net Neutrality.
The FCC voted Thursday morning in favor of enforcing a Net Neutrality stance that prevents Internet service providers from creating fast lanes, inciting a backlash from major telecommunications providers Verizon and AT&T.
Assailants in Bangladesh brutally murdered a prominent American blogger who championed liberal secular writing. Avijit Roy was hacked to death with machetes; he had allegedly received threats from Islamists.
The United States has no "monopoly" on nuclear weapons, the mouthpiece of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party warned on Friday as Pyongyang stepped up its rhetoric ahead of the annual joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.
The United States and Cuba held a second round of diplomatic talks in Washington, D.C. on Friday in effort to normalize relations between the two countries after decades of a frozen relationship.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $127 million. The drawing will take place on Friday night at 11 p.m. EST.
In addition to celebrating the beauty of biodiversity, the Bigfoot Trail in California's Klamath Mountains is also known for being a hotbed for Sasquatch sightings and activity.
Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that the threat of a "lone-wolf" attack in the United States keeps him awake at night. The nation's chief law-enforcement officer added that a video released last weekend by extremist group al-Shabaab should lead malls across the country to up their security.
Yari Rodriguez might be headed to Mars. On her way there, there is the possibility she could perish in a rocket explosion or run out of oxygen, but Rodriguez is not scared of those things; she is scared of TV cameras.
The missionary, part of the Free Methodist Church, was kidnapped Monday. Her captors demand $150,000 for her safe return but police is working to bring her back.
After months of hearing sexually explicit testimony, the jury in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial is now tasked with deciding whether to sentence the convicted killer to life in prison or execution for the murder of her lover, Travis Alexander.
On Thursday morning, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on a new Open Internet policy, grounded by strong federal authority that treats Internet service providers similarly to utilities. Adoption of the new rules -- which prevent ISPs from blocking or slowing any lawful Internet traffic or charging companies like Netflix for faster delivery -- is considered a victory for Net Neutrality advocates.
A deadly bacteria known as C. difficile has founds its way from hospitals to local doctors' offices, CNN warned. At large health centers, the germ has been a concern for years, but a new study shows that a substantial number of people who contracted the bug had not been hospitalized but merely visited their physician or dentist.
Ahead of his immigration town hall meeting, President Barack Obama met Wednesday with immigrant rights advocates for a private meeting about the immigration executive actions.
Singer and Miami celebrity, Yamir Gorritz, is facing human trafficking charges. Singer and popular guest on a Miami Spanish-language variety show Yamir Gorritz is facing human trafficking charges, according to CBS Miami.
A police investigation has revealed that three Washington state police officers fired seventeen shots at an unarmed Hispanic man who was struck by five or six bullets before he died on a sidewalk in a predominantly Hispanic Washington community earlier this month.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Wednesday that Senate Democrats have accepted a Republican proposal to separately fund the Department of Homeland Security without language blocking the immigration executive actions from President Barack Obama which could avoid the department's possible shutdown with its funding due to expire by week's end. The announcement came on the same day as President Obama met with Latino immigration advocates in Washington, D.C., and expressed confidence his administration would win its pending case involving his executive actions on immigration after a Texas federal judge's ruling prevented them from going forward.
