The second full lunar eclipse of 2014 will take place early Wednesday morning and for those living in parts of the world where it won’t be visible; thanks to technology the celestial event will be broadcast in real time and made accessible to all.
A week after the news broke that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was arrested for DUI, USA Swimming announced that he will be banned from competition for the next six months.
Inflation measures remain relatively stable, but the Federal Reserve needs to move to raise interest rates if price pressures increase quickly, a top Fed official said on Monday.
The White House defended Vice President Joe Biden on Monday after he was forced to call leaders in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates to apologize for remarks he made suggesting they had supported Islamist militants in Syria.
The denial lets decisions from three federal appeals courts take effect, legalizing same sex marriage in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin and making appeals likely to follow in Colorado, Kansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming, as they share the same appellate court.
Three Hungarian nationals have been arrested for allegedly forcing three young gay men to work in the United States as "sex slaves" in New York City and Miami.
When the parents of 4-year-old Eli Waller put their son to bed last month they had no idea that the New Jersey preschooler would never have the chance to give them a good morning kiss ever again.
Baby boomers are retiring at the rate of 10,000 a day, and because of advances in medicine, the elderly population is booming. Often these groups need help from home care workers -- an unregulated workforce that is often poorly paid and works inconsistent hours.
Man contracted Ebola while working in Liberia The U. S. freelance photographer who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia arrived in Nebraska on Monday to receive treatment for the disease.
Seven appeals on same-sex marriage bans are pending The U. S. Supreme Court on Monday declined taking up as many as seven cases concerning same-sex marriage, allowing gays to marry in up to 11 new states and leaving nationwide status cloudy.
Breast Cancer Action: stop the distraction of pink products during awareness month The Breast Cancer Action watchdog nonprofit that is anti-pink product promotions during the awareness month of October is sending out their message again this year to stop selling pink products.
Long-acting contraception receive new push by experts A study geared toward sexually active young teens in St. Louis included offering free birth control and determined the effects of long versus short-term contraception.
Artificial Intelligence in Navy patrol boats likely by next year The U. S. Navy is rolling out a new program to use artificial intelligence for unmanned, armed patrol boats within the next year.
Ben Affleck and Bill Maher got into a heated debate over Islam Actor Ben Affleck clashed with television comedian and political commentator Bill Maher and his guest and author Sam Harris.
Navajo presidential candidate challenged on fluency of language The Navajo Nation is less than a month away from electing a new president, but a debate over one of the candidate's fluency in the Navajo language is threatening to delay the Nov.
A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck southwest Nevada early Sunday morning. According to the U. S. Geological Survey, a small earthquake occurred in southwest Nevada earlier today, about 15 miles southwest of Las Vegas.
The sister of the survivalist suspected of killing a Pennsylvania trooper and wounding another three weeks ago said on Saturday she thought her brother had fled the area, and she urged him to surrender to authorities.
U.S. health officials have fielded inquiries about as many as 100 potential cases of Ebola since the first patient with the deadly virus was detected in the country, but no new infections have been identified, a senior health official said on Saturday.
