Facebook routinely uses its users to conduct psychology experiments gauging emotional reactions to news fees and measuring engagement. The latest revelation though shows that in an experiment in 2012, the manipulation caused a spike in voter turnout in the 2012 election.
The Republican Party dominated the mid-term elections, taking the Senate, winning more house seats and scoring victories with several gubernatorial candidates. But the mid-term results sent messages that American voters supported ballot initiatives on minimum wage raises, land conservation and paid sick leave -- usually identified as Democratic, progressive issues.
The excitement is growing for the Nov. 5 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at a whopping $178 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. EDT.
NY Daily News reports that David Afanador and Tyrane Isaac, two nine-year New York Police Department veteran officers from the 79th Precinct are expected to be arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Brooklyn Supreme Court, after being caught on tape beating a black 16-year-old suspect Kahreem Tribble.
Although the Republican Party emerged victorious, winning control of the U.S. Senate and maintaining the House of Representatives majority on Tuesday night, Latinos' views on the GOP were not positive.
Davino Watson was held in a Buffalo, New York detention center for over three years waiting to be deported. Despite telling his guards he was an American citizen, they ignored him and never bothered to investigate his claim. Now free, he is suing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and immigration officers. His is not an isolated case, but certainly the longest period of detention.
Fort Lauderdale police charged Arnold Abbott, 90, and two pastors on Sunday with violating the city's new ordinance that bans giving out food in public.
The Navy's F-35C makes its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier on Monday. The plane then was launched via catapult off the same ship's deck on Tuesday as part of at-sea trials.
An Illinois congressman warned a "civil war" within the Democratic Party could ignite if President Barack Obama delays or fails to act on an immigration reform executive action.
Superstar singing sensation Beyoncé saw one of her best years in recent history, financially at least, in 2013 when she pulled in a total of $53 million. Now in 2014 she’s proven herself unstoppable, earning more than double what she made last year – a cool $115 million and cementing her spot as the top earning woman in music.
Angelina Jolie took part in a sit-down interview with Vanity Fair magazine recently, where she discussed several different aspects of her life. Aside from new details on her recent marriage and what it’s like living in holy matrimony, Jolie revealed that she would be “open” to pursuing a career in politics at some point in the future.
For the first time since 2006, the U.S. Senate is in Republican hands as the GOP, riding a wave of dissatisfaction against President Obama and the Democratic party, took the six seats necessary to retake the Senate Tuesday night as midterm election results poured in throughout the night.
Tropical Storm Vance, which was a strong Category Two hurricane just yesterday, is rapidly weakening in the Eastern Pacific and was downgraded to tropical storm status on Tuesday.
Students at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Washington State returned to classes on Monday, over a week after a 15-year-old student fatally shot three of his friends and wounded two others in the school cafeteria last month.
The security guard fired after accompanying President Barack Obama in an elevator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta says dismissal was unjust. Kenneth Tate was carrying a gun on the elevator which is against Secret Service protocols, although it was a CDC-issued firearm.
Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was abducted Sunday night and police released surveillance footage Monday showing her kidnapping. Armed with a lead in Maryland, the police and FBI continue investigating her abduction and ask anyone with information to come forwards.
