Bary Alyssa Johnson
A wildfire ignited on Wednesday afternoon in Riverside County, Calif., and has since blazed completely out of control, destroying dozens of homes and structures and sparking fast-paced evacuations of communities in the vicinity.
New York City Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio announced the newest member to "Team de Blasio" this week, business magnate and billionaire philanthropist George Soros.
Researchers in China have found strong scientific evidence of human-to-human transmission of a new form of bird flu, suggesting that the virus may be able to start passing between people.
Anti-immigration group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has targeted budget chief Rep. Paul Ryan, R-WI, in an ad campaign launched in his home state in response to his support of immigration reform.
Kristin Davis, the former "Manhattan Madam" and current candidate running for the position of New York City Comptroller has been arrested and charged on multiple counts of illegally selling prescription pills, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday.
In Japan nearly 50,000 people gathered at the Peace Memorial Park on Tuesday for a somber commemorative service to observe the 68th anniversary of the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
As Hurricane Henriette continues to strengthen in the Pacific, Gil has intensified back into a tropical storm. It's expected that both systems will bring weather conditions to the Hawaiian Islands by the end of this week.
For shark fans the world over, it's finally arrived! The eagerly anticipated Shark Week 2013 kicked off Sunday August 4 and with it, plenty of controversy.
On Monday Quinnipiac unveiled the results of a poll that sought to find who voters view as the "hottest" politicians of today. With the poll confirming the popularity of politicians from all over Capitol Hill, including the president, the real question may be: will potential candidates' popularity among American voters be enough to pull them to a White House win in the 2016 presidential election?
In the wake of Hurricane Gil in the last week, Tropical Storm Henriette, which officially became a tropical storm as of 8:00 a.m. PST Sunday morning, is strengthening as it churns through the Pacific Ocean.
As August begins, tax free weekend is suddenly upon us. Beginning today in several states across the country, stores are taking a holiday from charging sales tax on a whole slew of eligible items.
The New York man accused of making death threats to two cable TV anchors over their coverage of the Jodi Arias trial has entered a not guilty plea in court this week.
Most Americans say they support the seemingly controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws that came to the attention of the general public recently after the George Zimmerman trial.
In a bid to apply upper-echelon pressure on the House of Representatives to pass immigration reform legislation, White House officials including President Obama himself have launched a sort of educational campaign to teach voters in each of the 50 states the economic impacts of comprehensive reform.
Tropical Storm Gil was officially upgraded to Hurricane Gil as of 2:00pm PDT on Wednesday July 31. Since that time Gil has only continued to intensify as it heads westward into the Pacific, in the general direction of the Hawaiian Islands.
