By POUYA MURMAHBOUB AND AMIR RAESI CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Cultural celebrations and festivals are common to people all over the world. Often holidays bring families and communities together and introduce...

Hart Island lies close enough to New York City to use inmate labor, but far enough away to be forgotten easily enough. It is comprised of 101 acres located on the Long Island Sound, just off of the Bronx...

The man the Unites States calls the world’s most powerful drug lord has apparently been hiding in plain sight. Mexican federal police nearly nabbed Joaquin Guzman aka "El Chapo" in a coastal mansion...

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-six years after its founding, Apple Inc. is finally loosening up its purse strings to reward shareholders directly, by instituting a dividend and share buyback program. Investors...

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High. Burke missed...

In the Fall Semester of 2011, the university and the rest of Connecticut experienced some very unusual weather occurrences that had many in the state out of power, out of their homes, and looking at huge...

Richard Hegel, historian to the city of New Haven, passed away on February 13 in his home. Hegel, 83, did not grow up in New Haven; however, he had an incredible passion for the city as seen by the incredible...

For the second time in three years, a case involving the City of New Haven and its fire department may be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding racial discrimination. The city recently filed a petition...

In a surprising admission, the New York Police Department has been reported as monitoring college students—Muslim college students—across the Northeast. The surveillance of Muslim student associations...

With the War in Darfur having overtaken the last decade, evading involvement is virtually impossible for people passing through the genocide-ridden parts of Africa. The rebels and Sudanese government refuse...

President Barack Obama unveiled the new proposal for the national budget on Monday, February 13. The 2013 budget would be $3.8 trillion, and the President has big plans to match that big number. The...

Last week, the State of Washington joined seven other jurisdictions in the United States to allow same-sex marriages. As more jurisdictions move towards legalizing such relationships, the estate planning...

There are now seven states in the union that support equal marriage rights. Washington State joined the ranks of states that have legalized same-sex marriage on February 13, following in the footsteps...

Connecticut lawmakers are teaming up with school nutrition advocates to increase childhood nutrition in schools.  "The coalition plans to call attention to the need to provide adequate funding and administrative...

Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing the measure Friday and renewing his call for a ballot question...