A series of tornadoes tore through parts of Indiana and Ohio on Wednesday, ravaging homes, buildings, and businesses throughout both states. A preliminary estimate of twelve tornadoes was established early on Thursday, though official assessments are still ongoing.
Nielson released a report this week that examined in-depth the growing Latino population in the United States and emphasized the extent of this population's increasing influence on the country.
With hurricane season ramping up, weather experts say they expect 2016 to be one of the most active seasons experienced in several years. We're seeing evidence of this with the increasing number of storm systems churning in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The largest of four wildfires now simultaneously burning in Yellowstone Park has Wyoming fire officials scrambling in a desperate effort to keep it from spreading to areas housing some of the park's tourist attractions.
A recently released Gallup poll revealed some interesting results in terms of immigration policies in America. A significant majority of Americans say that they view immigration as good for the country, but only a small minority wish to see an increase in U.S. immigration Levels.
Wildfire season is in full blaze, with fires burning throughout the entire west coast and elsewhere in the country. The Spokane Fire Complex, burning near Spokane, Wash., first erupted on Aug. 21 and has since destroyed over 7,200 acres of land and several homes as firefighters continue in their attempts to contain it.
Hillary Clinton has seized a commanding 12 point lead over Donald Trump in the latest national, general election poll taken by Reuters/Ipsos, her strongest showing in the regularly conducted survey over the last several weeks.
Hurricane experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as well as with AccuWeather are closely monitoring a tropical system over the northern Leeward Islands that has potential to strengthen significantly and become Tropical Storm Hermine, the eighth named storm of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, by this weekend. The system poses a threat to land, as well as a distinct possibility of striking the Florida Peninsula from the southwest as a hurricane, the first hurricane to make landfall in that area and from that direction since Katrina in 2005.
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday, August 24 was jetted to $127 million with a cash option, lump sum payment of $87.8 million with no winning ticket matching all numbers for the August 20, 2016 drawing. While there were no grand prize winners for the drawing, this means more opportunities to earn more for today's game. Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.
Sociology experts at Ohio State University recently unveiled the results of a nationwide study that found a correlation between job dissatisfaction in the early years of one's career to a significant negative impact on health by the time an individual hits age 40.
The Tuesday, August 23 Mega Millions drawing will have a jackpot of $69 million after there were no grand prize winners in the August 19, 2016 $61 million game. A single game winner in Tuesday's game will have the option of walking away with a $47 million lump sum, cash option payment. Make sure to check back at this page at 11 p.m. EST for a posting of the winning numbers in real time.
A wildfire in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. has been steadily burning for 10 days now, having blazed through more than 5,500 acres in the past 24 hours. This brings the total acreage of the inferno dubbed the "Chimney Fire" to 37,101 as of the early morning hours on Tuesday Aug. 23.
Hurricane Season 2016 is picking up steam, with Tropical Storm Gaston having formed in the Atlantic on Monday. Tropical Storms Fiona and Kay still linger in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (respectively), while three additional weather systems out at sea are all projected to strengthen to tropical cyclone status, and at least one expected to become the eigth named tropical storm in the Atlantic later this week.
A Virginia couple has been barred from a popular area restaurant after leaving a scribbled message on their receipt for their Latino server reading "WE ONLY TIP CITIZENS."
According to recent polls making the rounds in terms of President Obama's approval ratings, the marks are up considerably and this is especially true among such constituent groups as Latinos, women, voters under age 30, and those who identify themselves as Independents.
The 2016 wildfire season in California is an extremely active one, with new fires igniting almost daily. Two of California's most problematic fires as of mid-August include the Rey Fire and the Cedar Fire. The Cedar Fire, which sparked on Tuesday Aug. 16, has grown to 20,000 acres, while the Rey Fire, ignited on Thursday Aug. 18 has burned through over 23,500 acres of land.
