About one-third of city residents (33.2 percent) live in poverty, among the highest such rates in the country for large cities.
The White House released the State of the Union 2012 official special guest list Tuesday afternoon, and the people who have been invited represent different visions of the American Dream.
A huge pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean is expanding and could lower the temperature of Europe by causing an ocean current to slow down, British scientists said Sunday.
The American Research Group poll was conducted Thursday and Friday and released on Saturday, showing Gingrich leading Romney by a 40 percent to 26 percent margin. The American Research Group released a poll on Thursday showing Gingrich up 33 percent to 32 percent, so it appears Gingrich made a strong surge just before polls opened Saturday at 7 a.m.
With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, longtime front-runner Mitt Romney is acknowledging what some opinion polls are suggesting: He could lose Saturday.
Highly touted high school cornerback Yuri Wright was expelled after a series of sexually explicit messages on Twitter.
Congressional Republicans are mulling reviving the nixed Keystone XL oil pipeline by marrying it to an extension of the payroll tax cut.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Friday reaffirmed his support of overturning a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Stocks rose for the third straight day on Thursday, sparked by results from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley and as the latest jobless claims dropped to a near four-year low.
Here are the five things you need to know about the pipeline, and why it faces such vehement opposition.
U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates fell to 3.88 percent in the week ending Jan. 19, according to Freddie Mac.
Will 'The Artist' run into a talkies problem when it expands into twice as many U.S. theaters this weekend?
Eighty members of Congress support SOPA and PIPA, including 42 Democrats and 37 Republicans.
From the Riviera of the Midwest to the Most Beautiful Place in America, the left side of the Michigan mitten has no shortage of family action.
The peculiar situation Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul faces in the GOP race for nod isn't exactly anomalous in a democracy. The reason for his perceived lack of popularity differs greatly among the different segments of voters. While some ardent fans have no confusion whatsoever, a significant share of conservative voters are still dithering over choosing him as their first-choice.
The 2012 Golden Globes brought attracted all of Hollywood's A-list stars, but some had more eyes on them than others. Brad and Angelina, Jessica Biel and Giuliana Rancic were all major centers of attention Sunday night.
The ancient enmity between Shia and Sunni Muslims exploded in violence again on Saturday in Iraq when a suicide bomb killed at least 50 Shia pilgrims and wounded almost 100 in the southeastern city of Basra, according to Iraqi police and security officials.
President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for broad powers to overhaul the U.S. government and untangle what he called an outdated bureaucratic maze that makes it hard for U.S. businesses to sell their goods abroad.
Kathleen Edward and Huntington’s Disease: 5 Other Incurable Genetic Disorders in Children
A judge ordered an 84-year old billionaire to jail on Thursday after finding him in contempt for failing to complete a construction project at Detroit's Ambassador Bridge, the busiest crossing between the United States and Canada.
Kathleen Edward, the 9-year-old Michigan girl who made national headlines since 2010 because a neighbor taunted her fatal disease, has made national headlines once again--this time for an even sadder reason. Many took to Twitter to express condolences for Kathleen, who died of Juvenile Huntington's Disease on Wednesday.
Kathleen Edward, the 9-year-old Michigan girl who suffered from Juvenile Huntington's disease and was taunted by 33-year-old neighbor Jennifer Petkov for it in 2010, died Wednesday at her Wyandotte home after losing her battle with the disorder, according to reports.
