Back in June, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research surveyed 1,008 American citizens on their perception of the current state of the United States. The survey's…
While the lead poisoning in Flint's water supply has been outside of the national spotlight for the past several months, the problem continues to persist. Enter retired NBA star Rasheed…
Residents of Pennsylvania began paying a little extra to watch their favorite shows online Monday, as a new state "revenue package" went into effect which extended the state's six percent…
NBA center Andrew Bogut, a member of the Australian basketball team at the Rio Olympics, took to Twitter Monday night to rant about the poor living conditions in the Australian team's …
While much has been made of Rio's highly contaminated waters ahead of the Olympic Games, not a lot has been said of the city's significant air pollution issues. And according to a report…
In its latest attempt to counter the Christian church's evangelizing efforts, on Monday the Satanic Temple appealed to dozens of public schools nationwide to begin its own after school…
According to multiple reports, the Navy has decided to name a ship after former Naval officer and gay rights icon Harvey Milk, the first time such an honor has been bestowed on a known…
The Rio Olympics are set to begin in less than a week, but it appears Guanabara Bay, which will host sailing, windsurfing and marathon swimming competitions, is far from in ideal…
Conceptual artist Nathasha Marin recently launched a website called "Reparations," designed for the specific purpose of having white people make "offerings" and fulfill the "requests" of…
Dozens of protestors, inspired by the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile on July 6, were arrested Tuesday and Wednesday after gathering outside the governor's mansion in St. Paul,…
Amazon and the UK government announced a partnership Monday which will allow Amazon to test their revolutionary drone delivery system, "Prime Air," under the supervision of the UK Civil…
"Pokémon Go," the hit smart phone game which has users explore places to catch computer-generated monsters, once again caused real-world issues when a group of players in Las Vegas were…
Faith Ekakitie, a rising senior and defensive end at the University of Iowa, was held at gunpoint by police last Wednesday when they mistook him for a bank robber. Afterwards, he thanked…
Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, spoke out Monday concerning the recent shootings involving police, pledging to donate $2 million in support of efforts…
Controversy once again struck the Rio Olympics this weekend, as on Sunday the athletic contingent from Australia refused to move in to their allocated building in the athletes' village,…
During a panel discussion of his new movie "Snowden" at San Diego Comic-Con Thursday, Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone expressed a deep mistrust of the new smartphone app "Pokemon Go,"…
The NBA announced on Thursday that the league will relocate the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte, N.C. because of the state's controversial law House Bill 2, which requires people to use…
On Thursday at the MIT Media Lab, famous NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, along with hacker Andrew "Bunnie" Huang, introduced the idea of a case-like attachment for smartphones that can…
On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey declared she is stepping up enforcement of the state's assault weapon ban, including a crackdown on the sale of "copycat" assault…
Donald Trump's campaign released a statement on Wednesday regarding the accusations that Melania Trump plagiarized sections from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech for her own speech Monday…
Cepeda Brunson, a self-taught artist whose painting of a hooded figure slitting the throat of a police officer went viral earlier in July, started a GoFundMe to raise money for his own…
Following a trend in the entertainment industry to incorporate LGBT characters and themes, it was revealed over the weekend that Nickelodeon's hit cartoon "The Loud House" will feature an…
Nigeria is still reeling from the uprising of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, as UNICEF revealed on Tuesday that 49,000 children will die of malnutrition as a result of the…
While millions are tirelessly searching for computer-generated monsters through the new smartphone app “Pokemon Go,” many users may have overlooked the rights they surrender by playing…
In an attempt to promote officer safety, police departments in several major cities ordered officers on Sunday to begin patrolling in pairs, hours after three cops in Baton Rouge, La.…