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Hearings scheduled by the Obama administration to defend an embattled immigration enforcement tool known as Secure Communities have led to protests and walkouts, a sign of the program's enduring unpopularity amongst immigration advocates.

New York City will shut down all public transportation starting at noon on Saturday, the New York Times is reporting. The shutdown will affect all subways and buses operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as well as the Long Island Rail Road and MetroNorth, which runs commuter trains to suburban New York and Connecticut.

Women may be avoiding exercise because they are overly concerned with mussed hairdos, according to the United States Surgeon General.

It has been quite a year for New York, as the city has been hit with tornadoes, a blizzard, a heat wave, an earthquake and now a hurricane.

The WikiLeaks organization said Thursday it was releasing tens of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some of which are still classified.

Apple's Steve Jobs' inventions/projects have transformed how people work, live, and play.

The reality TV sisters are not the only celebrities who have gone into fiction.

ater that year, Israeli warplane bombed the site in the Syrian desert.

Federal geologists published data that sharply reduces the government's estimate for the amount of natural gas contained in the Marcellus Shale, a vast underground rock formation that has become a central battleground in the debate over the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing.

The Obama administration is considering plans to allow millions of homeowners with government-backed mortgages to refinance at current interest rates.

The Obama administration is working on proposals to prop up the weak housing market and may back a plan to refinance government-backed mortgages at today's lower interest rates, the New York Times said, citing two people briefed on the discussions.

People with the rare form of cancer that Apple Inc's Steve Job suffers face a tough fight if the disease reoccurs, because of the methods used in fighting the cancer.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment.

Steve Jobs co-founder of Apple (AAPL), a visionary, and the driving force behind one of the United States' premiere and most trail-blazing companies in the modern/postmodern era, has had several medical leaves.

Rick Perry surged ahead of Mitt Romney in a Gallup poll released Wednesday, underscoring how conservative the Republican presidential primary race has become.

Health departments throughout the country are urging residents to take precautions, including removing sources of standing water, avoiding mosquito-prone areas and applying a mosquito repellent.

As his 42-year Reign Teeters on the Edge, a Look Back at the Polarizing Colonel

Hurricane Irene became a major storm on Wednesday, upgraded to Category 3 as it battered parts of the Bahamas with 115-mile-per hour winds and took aim on the New York area. Forecast models show a high threat level for eastern North Carolina to New England, and models showed Long Island holds potential for a direct strike.

Earthquakes are far more common than most Americans are aware

You can be rest assured that the earthquake-hit Washington Monument is not tilting. However, a closer look at the world's tallest obelisk brought National Park Service officials to discover some cracks near the top of the 555-foot monument.

A growing number of scandals suggests there risks exist when a school district relies solely on test scores to evaluate academic proficiency and skills mastery.

The Washington Monument will be closed indefinitely to the public after engineers found cracks in the stones at the top of the structure.

Anschutz Entertainment Group, a behemoth in the world of sports and entertainment events and venues, has officially entered competition with Live Nation’s Ticketmaster in the ticketing market.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Virginia at 1:51 pm EDT. It is the strongest quake to hit the Virginia area since 1897.

Hours after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook the East Coast, the Washington, D.C. area was still experiencing aftershocks of considerable magnitude.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked the U.S. East Coast, sending vibrations and panics from as far south as North Carolina to as far north as Toronto.Buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. were rattled, causing parts of the Pentagon, White House and to evacuate.

The East Coast was rocked by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake Tuesday, sending vibrations from as far south as North Carolina to as far north as Toronto.

No, you're not imagining it: East Coast earthquakes affect and can be felt by a wider region than West Coast earthquakes -- and there's a good geological reason for that.

An earthquake sent tremors from Washington to New York City Tuesday afternoon, and U.S. geological officials and other authorities said it was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia. As of 3 p.m. EDT, there were no reports of any casualties.