On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriages in Kansas to continue, making it the 33rd state in which gay unions are permitted and lifting a provisional deferment issued two days prior by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) will head the House Intelligence Committee in 114th Congress. Nunes called the Obama Administration's foreign policy a "complete disaster," supports torture, voted repeatedly for surveillance and intelligence gathering without oversight or warrant, and extended the Patriot Act.
The bishop set to become the leader of the third-largest diocese in the U.S. vowed Monday night to be involved in the Chicago community by fighting gang violence and poverty and pushing for immigration reform.
A judge has issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in South Carolina. Judge Irvin Condon has issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in South Carolina.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a death row inmate's appeal just hours before his execution. The state of Missouri executed Leon Taylor some time after midnight Wednesday morning for a homicide committed 20 years ago.
On Tuesday, police picked up Kevin Darden, a man accused of shoving a stranger in front of a New York subway train on Sunday, near his mother's home in the Bronx.
The excitement is growing for the Nov. 19 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $60 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
The U.S. Senate has been debating on the Keystone XL pipeline legislation following a vote push by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. Landrieu has insisted the recent effort to vote on the bill is not political as she faces a runoff election following the midterm Election Day.
Members of The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) spoke out on Monday at New York City Hall about the de Blasio Administration's abysmal record hiring Latinos for his government, saying it is the most underrepresented group. With the Latino population at 29 percent citywide, the de Blasio Administration has hired only 11 percent for his administration appointments.
The word "vape" has been recognized as Oxford Dictionaries' 2014 Word of the Year. The word "vape" has been recognized as Oxford Dictionaries' 2014 Word of the Year.
Japan has money problems. After an unexpected shrink for the second consecutive quarter, Japan, the world's third largest economy, is now in a recession.
The Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has not slowed down. President Obama is seeking billions in funding from Congress before it ends it session. Health professionals are dying from the disease, but thousands more are badly needed if the disease is going to stop killing people.
The Democratic leader in the House of Representatives has named a Latino representative from New Mexico to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). If approved by the Democratic caucus, Rep. Ben Ray Luján will be the first Latino to hold the position.
An elderly couple walked away without any injuries after a small cargo plane crashed into their home in Chicago, only inches away from where they were sleeping. The pilot, however, died at the scene when his Aero Commander 500-B plane slammed into the Southwest Side house at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Three separate sinkholes have opened up in the last week all within a Tampa-Bay neighborhood, swallowing a car and causing issues amongst the residents.
There has been yet another delay in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial. There has been yet another delay in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial. After returning from recess on Monday, Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens announced that the trial will be postponed until Thursday because of an emergency situation, CBS 5 in Arizona reports.
