Although New Yorkers will no longer be arrested for carrying small amounts of marijuana, civil rights attorneys say that the new policy of handing out summons to violators will further burden the overtaxed court system.
In churches and community centers around the Tri-State area tonight in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, immigrant families and friends will hold 'watching parties' when President Barack Obama addresses the nation and announces his plans for executive action on immigration reform.
Police in Ferguson, Missouri arrested about six protesters who gathered outside of the city's police station Wednesday night in wake of the upcoming grand jury decision that will decide whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.
A coalition of New York immigration groups, district attorney officers, and the Consulate General of Mexico announced preparation plans and monitoring for fraud for when President Obama announces relief remedies for immigrants on Thursday night.
The regents committee that controls the University of California system will vote on a proposal to increase tuition at its 10 campuses by as much as 5 percent a year over the next five years.
New Yorkers are poised for the Obama Administration Immigration Reform relief announcement. New York state and city agencies along with grassroots groups are making preparations to help all eligible New Yorkers have access to information and assistance, and avoid becoming victims of fraud.
A Mexican immigrant family says their pet Chihuahua was stolen and killed by PETA members. A Mexican immigrant family says their pet Chihuahua was stolen and killed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) members.
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriages in Kansas to continue, making it the 33rd state in which gay unions are permitted and lifting a provisional deferment issued two days prior by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) will head the House Intelligence Committee in 114th Congress. Nunes called the Obama Administration's foreign policy a "complete disaster," supports torture, voted repeatedly for surveillance and intelligence gathering without oversight or warrant, and extended the Patriot Act.
The bishop set to become the leader of the third-largest diocese in the U.S. vowed Monday night to be involved in the Chicago community by fighting gang violence and poverty and pushing for immigration reform.
A judge has issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in South Carolina. Judge Irvin Condon has issued the first same-sex marriage licenses in South Carolina.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a death row inmate's appeal just hours before his execution. The state of Missouri executed Leon Taylor some time after midnight Wednesday morning for a homicide committed 20 years ago.
On Tuesday, police picked up Kevin Darden, a man accused of shoving a stranger in front of a New York subway train on Sunday, near his mother's home in the Bronx.
