Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco, who has publicized he's "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA," announced via Facebook on Wednesday that he will read a new poem at the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday.
After hijacking a campaign event featuring 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders last weekend, members of the Black Lives Matter movement struck again on Wednesday, this time interrupting Republican candidate Jeb Bush while he was speaking at a town hall in Nevada.
As over fifty years of icy relations between the Unites States and Cuba continue to thaw, Secretary of State John Kerry will go to Havana, Cuba, on Friday, August 14, to re-designate the U.S. Interests Section to U.S. Embassy Havana.
The portrait of the first governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marin, made its Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery (NPG) debut on Thursday. Painted by Francisco Rodón, the oil-on-canvas portrait could play a major role in establishing a dialogue between U.S. and Puerto Rican history.
Patrick Kane has been removed from the cover of the upcoming hockey game "NHL 16" due to the sexual allegations he's currently facing, EA Sports confirmed.
Although many Republicans have banded together in a renewed effort to shut down Planned Parenthood, 2016 Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump took a surprising stance and defended the women's health organization on Tuesday.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued a letter to Congress in conjunction with more than 100 elected officials from the United States urging Congress to allow Puerto Rico to enter bankruptcy.
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, according to a new Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll.
Former President Jimmy Carter revealed Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Former President Jimmy Carter revealed Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
An man housed at New York City's Rikers Island jail has been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease; however health officials believe the latest case is not tied to the outbreak in the South Bronx outbreak that has killed 12 people.
Ahead of Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Cuba this Friday, the Obama administration will not invite Cuba dissidents to the U.S. embassy flag-raising ceremony. According to reports, Kerry will "more quietly" meet with "prominent activists" later on Aug. 14. Sen. Marco Rubio, however, is furious with the administration's decision.
Two emails on the private account Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state were marked "Top Secret," a level of classification that is used for information whose disclosure is likely to "cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security."
Donald Trump hinted he may be looking forward to a physical confrontation with Black Live Matters protesters after the activist group recently hijacked an event where Democratic 2016 hopeful Bernie Sanders was scheduled as one of the featured speakers.
President Barack Obama and his administration are facing criticism for continuing immigrant detention policies despite a court ruling stating the detention of immigrant women and children violates a 1997 settlement agreement.
The white Texas police officer who shot and killed a black, teenage college football player at a nearby Dallas auto dealership earlier this month has been fired over his flawed decision making.
A young Mississippi couple appeared in court Tuesday to face federal charges for allegedly attempting to join the anti-American Islamic terrorist group ISIS overseas.
Ferguson officials work to keep the peace as members of the Oath Keepers and the Ferguson Freedom Fighters meet on the streets of a city under a state of emergency.
