On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Democrat Maura Healey was elected attorney general in Massachusetts, making history as the first openly gay attorney general in the United States, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Missouri has become the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage after a St. Louis circuit judge ruled on Wednesday that the state's ban is unconstitutional.
It was a high-energy night for country music's biggest stars Wednesday night as the 48th Annual Country Music Awards featured awards for male, female, groups and much more.
Latino voter turnout during the 2014 midterm elections increased by one percent, as predicted by NALEO. Exit polls shows immigration reform is Latino voters' top priority, followed by jobs and the economy and then heath care. While the midterm elections looked like a referendum on the Obama Administration, election watchers say don't underestimate Latino voters who aren't taken in by campaign rhetoric and will vote on issues in 2016.
Amazon's diversity statistics are predictably similar to the rest of Silicon Valley, but Amazon stands out from the rest in what it didn't disclose. Meanwhile, Jesse Jackson has called for more egalitarianism from the tech industry.
The father of a young girl said his daughter was given a bag of methamphetamine when she went trick-or-treating in the San Francisco Bay area on Halloween.
The GOP believes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has protected President Obama. The Republicans want to get legislation in front of the president that forces him to make a choice.
Kansas is likely to become the 33rd state in the nation to allow same-sex couples to marry after a federal judge struck down its gay-marriage ban, the Kansas City Star reported. U.S. District Judge Daniel D. Crabtree said his ruling reflects an appeals court opinion that held such bans to be unconstitutional.
President Barack Obama faced the Washington press corps Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Democrats' landslide defeat in the midterm elections, but while admitting Republicans had a big night Tuesday, he also stated that he would be exploring his options in passing immigration reform before the end of 2014.
The leader of Russia once again beat his American counterpart to be crowned Forbes' "most powerful" person. Vladimir Putin, who first ranked first on the magazine's list last year, preserved his spot as "Russia annexed Crimea, stoked a conflict in Ukraine and clinched a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline deal with China."
Though conservatives managed to beat progressives for control of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate and various state governorships, progressives managed to win many ballot questions around the country. In particular, four states and two cities voted to raise their minimum wages.
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.
