A new Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism study finds Latinos account for just 5.3 percent of the characters starring in Hollywood's most popular films.
Residents in big cities around the U.S. will celebrate Labor 2016 with some of the best events like the annual parade in New York, art festivals in Los Angeles, a history lesson in Washington D.C. and a day at the beach in Miami. What will you choose to do Monday Sept. 5?
As summer winds down, temperatures cool, and rain starts to fall, different parts of the U.S. prepare for some potentially devastating storms that are a result of such changing weather. Florida kept a look out for Hurricane Hermine earlier this week but it has now died down to a tropical storm. And as Floridians are in the clear, residents in Hawaii are preparing for Hurricane Lester to hit over the weekend.
President Obama has signed off on the creation of the largest protected region on the planet. President Obama has signed off on the creation of the largest protected region on the planet.
While 2016 presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump prepare for their first presidential debate on Monday Sept. 26, the Commission on Presidential Debates announces that Reporter Lester Holt will moderate the first 2016 presidential debate.
It has been 46 years since the largest anti-Vietnam march by Mexican-Americans was held in Los Angeles, Calif. where tens of thousands protested against sending Chicanos straight to their death. Aug. 29 marks the anniversary of the demonstration, one of the biggest events in the Chicano Movement of the 1970s.
The Bogart fire in Southern California is continuing to spread after injuring a few firefighters and increasing in size since its first blaze late Tuesday night in the Beaumont area. Officials have slightly contained the fire in the Cherry Valley area (Riverside), a blaze speculated to be human-caused.
The first U.S. commercial flight to Cuba in more than 50 years safely landed on the island nation. JetBlue Flight 387, composed of mostly journalists, airline execs and other dignitaries took off for the roughly 45-minute jaunt from Fort Lauderdale early Wednesday morning.
Tropical Depression Nine is picking up on its way through the Gulf Coast heading to Florida, leading into what is most likely going to be a hurricane by the time it hits the west coast part of the sunshine state.
Gene Wilder, famously known for his role as Willy Wonka in the film version of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” died at the age of 83 on Monday Aug. 29, leaving behind the memories of his most iconic roles on the big screen and the most memorable Gene Wilder quotes.
The Tuesday, August 30 Mega Million jackpot has climbed to $84 million after there were no grand prize winners in the August 26, 2016 $76 million drawing. With that, the jackpot has now rolled over, offering a single game winner in Tuesday's game the chance of walking away with a cash option payment of $58 million. Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.
American Politician Anthony Weiner was caught in another sexting scandal and this time his wife, Huma Abedin, publicly announced her separation from him, a big step away from their marriage counseling following his 2011 U.S. Representative resignation at the height of his first sexting allegations.
Presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, will face off at the 2016 presidential debates starting with the September schedule next month. Moderators will ask each candidate carefully picked questions that will further explain their stance on certain U.S. issues as Clinton and Trump race for a seat in the Oval Office. Here is everything you need to know about the 2016 presidential debates September schedule.
The Saturday, August 27, Powerball jackpot has streaked to $142 million after no one claimed the August 24, 2016 grand prize of $127 million. Make sure to check back on this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of Saturday's winning numbers in real time.
