Even after the passing of Barbara Bush, agents with the U.S. Secret Service reportedly continued to stand by her side.Even after the passing of former first lady Barbara Bush, agents with the Secret Service reportedly remained by her[...]

West Hollywood likes to party. For decades, it has embraced its gay and lesbian bars and the rock 'n' roll debauchery of the Sunset Strip. It runs a free nightlife trolley called the PickUp, with a jar of free condoms by the door. Now, it's[...]

Environmental group will use floating nets to snag plastic debris.We've known about the existence of the patch since the mid-1980s but weren't quite sure about its size until a study published last March showed that it holds at least 79,000 tons of[...]

The Army said last week that it will not meet its goal of recruiting 80,000 active-duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered that goal to 76,500. So far this year the U.S. military branch has brought in just 28,000 new soldiers, Army Sgt.[...]

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards says that the Trump administration has the worst track record on women's issues she's seen in her entire life. In an interview with CNN's Van Jones which aired Saturday, Richards implored[...]

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is set to blast through land that has been in her family for centuries.ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — When the trees started coming down, Theresa “Red” Terry went[...]

“We have the (state) monument to slavery and the holocaust,” said lawmaker Jerry Sexton defending the bill, “We don’t want these atrocities to ever happen again."The Tennessee State House has passed a bill calling for a monument to be[...]

Deputy Cameron Brewer, who shot and killed Danny Ray Thomas, an unarmed black man, in March has been fired, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Cameron Brewer was fired in connection with the fatal shooting of Danny Ray Thomas on[...]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Upset with Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, members of a union of rank-and-file deputies will vote electronically over the next week on whether they have faith in his leadership. The so-called "no confidence"[...]

Ramzi bin al Shibh, the alleged deputy plotter of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, is being held in an isolation cell with only a prayer rug and Quran - no bed, no running water, and access to legal material for only an hour a day - as[...]

<p>In the past decade, the Vermont maple syrup industry has boomed, bringing outside investors, private equity firms, and a host of new challenges and opportunities to the Green Mountain State.</p>On the rugged western slopes of Vermont’s Mt.[...]

The Texas prison system has shifted more than 4,000 inmates out of solitary confinement over the past decade - but those who are still there are more likely to be African-American, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice data. At the end[...]

After rallies, marches, walkouts and legislative efforts, groups around the country are trying to register young people to vote in the midterms and beyond.Load[...]

Syracuse University has permanently expelled the Theta Tau fraternity after footage emerged earlier this week of its members participating in a racist and anti-Semitic skit, Chancellor Kent Syverud said in a video statement Saturday. Theta Tau[...]

The United States is on track to admit fewer refugees in fiscal 2018 than it has since 1980, a new analysis shows. The Economist reported Saturday that 20,800 refugees are expected to be admitted during the first full fiscal year under the Trump[...]