Turkey has reported shooting down a Syrian plane. For three years rebels have fought against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and, as the number of casualties continue to rise, the fighting continues to spill over into neighboring countries.
The death toll has risen to 33 with two more deaths on Saturday. Street clashes continue in Venezuela, with opposition protestors, mainly students, fighting with security forces as well as chavista supporters for control of various districts and cities.
Ukraine and Russia strengthen their sides and continue to watch each others' moves. Violence and unrest continues to plague the Crimea. The last week has seen fast developments in the Black Sea peninsula, increasing tensions between Russia and the Ukraine.
While millions of ordinary American citizens in 20 states and the nation's Capitol can legally purchase medical marijuana at the nearest dispensary and those living in Washington state and Colorado can purchase the drug recreationally, scientists and researchers find themselves out of the loop.
For those who are unaware, Josephine Serrano Collier was the first Latina officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. She joined the force in 1946 despite her family's objections and her fiancé calling off their engagement.
This is not an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. The reality is that Hawaiian undercover police officers might be lawfully allowed to have sex with prostitutes.
President Obama met for a second time with top technology industry executives on Friday, discussing concerns over the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and the possibility of reform.
The Turkish government continues attempts to block access to social media. Following in the footsteps of Egypt, Syria and Venezuela, to name a few, Turkey attempted to block social media access within its borders.
More than a week after Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg phoned President Barack Obama to voice his frustrations regarding the recent surveillance scandal at the NSA, he was invited to the White House on Friday to discuss Americans' privacy concerns and NSA reform.
Since the 1960s, the city of Los Angeles has become known as the Bank Robbery Capital of the World, but after a half a century, FBI agents are now wondering, "where did all the bandits go?"
There is a common misconception that Latinos are a monolithic group with similar political visions -- in other words, they're all Democrats. But as the existence of these two PAC groups demonstrate, Latinos are not only decidedly not all Democrats, they're a lot more conservative than we previously thought.
According to statistic projections, Latinos have become the largest ethnic group in California. History continues to repeat itself. After more than a century, California's population has again become predominantly Latino.
Members of the Dream Act, known as the Dreamers, protested against New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo for his lack of promised support for the Dream Act Bill. The members of Occupy Wall Street, now Occupy Albany, arrived to help.
District judge overturns constitutional ban on same-sex marriage the Great Lakes state. The dominos continue to fall. Following 17 other states and the District of Columbia, Michigan will now allow same-sex marriages.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported
A report, released Friday by the Department of Education's civil rights arm, revealed that in U.S. public schools, black students - even as young as preschoolers - are more likely to get suspended than any other race.
On Thursday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings came out in favor of stronger net neutrality rules. Hastings supports a version of net neutrality that would help Netflix stream to customers without constant buffering - and without Netflix having to pay extra to internet service providers. But the root problem for Netflix and customers isn't the "toll" that Netflix recently had to pay for direct access - it's America's bandwidth scarcity.
