In a FBI and global operation, the website Silk Road 2.0 has been shut down and its leader has been arrested for running the online narcotics marketplace
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which currently stands at $15 million. The drawing will take place on Friday, Nov. 7 at 11 p.m. EST.
Republicans might have scored more seats in the Senate and the House but American voters expressed their concerns over the economy by raising minimum wage in ballot in four states, over their concern about healthcare by voting for paid sick leave, and concern over gun violence by passing a measure for more background checks.
Californian voters elected its first Latino Secretary of State on Election Day. The newly elected Secretary of State is Alex Padilla, a state senator for California's 20th District, the San Fernando Valley.
A typhoon reportedly as strong as Superstorm Sandy is heading away from the mainland of Japan on a trajectory toward the Aleutian Islands. Although its power as a typhoon is decreasing, the system’s remnant low brings the threat of a major storm in the Bering Sea toward the week’s end.
Environmental activists have been protesting at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission all week. On Thursday veteran's protested the military's use of energy. On Monday 35 people were arrested after blocking entrances to the offices. The agency routinely approves permits for natural gas processing facilities, pipelines and compressors. Many of the projects are cutting through pristine forests and suburb/rural communities.
A Nebraska woman was charged with hitting another person with her car in a Walmart parking lot after the victim took the parking spot that she was waiting for.
U.S. immigration attorneys say there has been a dramatic increase in the number of women and girls from Central America seeking asylum in the United States after having been kidnapped and raped, according to Fox News Latino.
A Vatican official is condemning Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill woman who ended her own life in Oregon Saturday through physician-assisted suicide.
A St. Louis district court overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban but the decision only applies to St. Louis County, leaving the rest of the state in limbo.
Legislation seeking labeling foods if they contain genetically modified organism has been sought in a number of US states with little success because the issue is fiercely fought against by seed and chemical companies like Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences. Voters in Colorado and Washington State disapproved of a labeling measure where the chemical companies had spent million of dollars in campaign advertisement telling voters the measure would increase food prices. But Maui County in Hawaii went further than a labeling ballot initiative but petitioned for an outright ban, and voters approved the measure. It is the first ban victory in the fight against GMOs in the U.S.
Althought final turnout results have not been confirmed, early estimates forecast at least 21.3 percent of millennials voted for this year's midterm elections.
One lucky lottery player is walking the streets of Middletown, New York with the winning ticket that matched the Mega Millions numbers drawn on November 4.
The parents of Jodi Arias are speaking out for the first time since their daughter was convicted of first degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander.
Many of us have been enjoying brisk walks outside and the scenic colors of fall, but that will abruptly change next week as the U.S. is expected to be hit with an arctic blast as part of a polar vortex moves southward.
Harvard University is taking public criticism from faculty and students for photographing about 2,000 undergraduates in lecture halls last spring without permission as part of a study. The experiment was focused on classroom attendance and recorded in 10 lecture halls.
