Californians shopping for Christmas trees may not see the quality they have in past years because of the severe drought the west has been experiencing.
The Supreme Court will hear a case brought by former driver for United Parcel Service who says the shipping company refused to accommodate her during her pregnancy. The justices' verdict could affect many women who continue to work throughout their pregnancies
An American woman who worked as a teacher in Abu Dhabi was stabbed to death at a shopping mall there. The incident occurred Monday afternoon in a public restroom, and the attacker was wearing a black robe and full-face veil, according to police. The shopping mall is located on Reem Island in the affluent United Arab emirate.
The excitement is growing for the Dec. 3 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $40 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
Despite his apology, a 24-year-old mother says she can't forgive the man who brutally kicked and robbed her while she was holding her 2-month-old baby in New York City last week.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) claimed approximately 50,000 less patients have died in hospitals due in part of provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.
A New York City grand jury is expected to vote on whether or not New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo should be criminally prosecuted for his actions in the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after police put him in an illegal chokehold in July.
President Barack Obama's immigration executive orders addressed issues including border security, expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), work permit authorization for undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, but one topic left unanswered for many immigrant rights groups is the management of detention centers.
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in a case that could determine whether the First Amendment of the Constitution protects death threats made on the Internet as free speech.
The City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in Chicago to $13 an hour by 2019. The City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in Chicago to $13 an hour by 2019.
Violent crime in the nation's largest city has hit a two-decade low, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The number of homicides in the past four months was down 7 percent compared with the same time frame last year; the number of robberies dropped 14 percent.
Rides could be cheaper by up to 50 percent Uber rides can get expensive, even if they are for a short distance. Now Uber is trying to cut costs for passengers and save the environment a little too.
Qatar has lifted a travel ban that had kept two American citizens from leaving the Mideast nation even though the couple had been cleared in the death of their child. An appellate court had acquitted Matthew and Grace Huang of starving their adopted daughter in 2013, but immigration officials at Hamad International Airport would not allow them to leave Sunday.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of a pivotal day in the Free Speech Movement, students at UC Berkeley plan to protest an upcoming spike in their tuition.
After opening fire on a 12-year-old boy holding a toy gun, two Cleveland police officers then waited almost 4 minutes to administer first aid to the child.
