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The Rise And Fall Of JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon, America's Most Powerful Banker

JP Morgan is sometimes called 'The House of Dimon' for the all encompassing presence of its CEO, Jamie Dimon. For years he has been unquestionably the most powerful banker in the United States, and as such, the de facto voice of Wall Street. But over the last year that has slowly changed. Show More Summary

Most Undocumented Immigrants Are Christians from Latin America and Caribbean

An estimated 83 percent, or 9.2 million, of the 11.1 million people living in the United States illegally are Christians from Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life.

'Crazy' ants take over

Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's...Show More Summary

Lou Dobbs: Obama Is a Liar, “He Lies Through His Teeth” (Video)

Lou Dobbs weighed in on the IRS Scandal this week on America Live with Megyn Kelly. Dobbs had this to day about Barack Obama, What is outrageous is the president of the United States stands before the American people and … Continue reading ?

Clean Energy Fuels Corp (CLNE), Questar Corporation (STR): This Advantage Is Key

In the grand scheme of natural gas vehicles, or NGVs, America is well behind the adoption curve. Of the more than 16 million NGVs on our planet’s roads, fewer than 1% are in the United States. With so many supposed advantages over traditional fuels, in concert with America’s obvious abundance of the resource, why aren’t [...]

How the geography of U.S. immigration has changed over time

Where do immigrants to the United States come from? A new Pew report finds that this has been slowly changing over time. Back in 1992, most legal immigrants came from Latin America and Europe. Nowadays, however, they’re more likely to … Continue reading ?

Being Part of the 1% Just Isn't Cutting It for NGVs in America

In the grand scheme of natural gas vehicles, or NGVs, America is well behind the adoption curve. Of the more than 16 million NGVs on our planet's roads, fewer than 1% are in the United States. With so many supposed advantages over traditional...Show More Summary

Forbidden America: Cold War-Era Map Shows No-Go Zones For Soviets

4 days agoLifestyle / Travel : Gadling

Image courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center If you think security is tight now, imagine what it was like for Soviet tourists who came to the United States during the Cold War. Although a select few private Soviet citizens were granted permission to visit the Land of the Free in the 1950s, the U.S. Show More Summary

MUSA is Made in the United States of America

Today, MUSA drops its Summer 13 collection inspired by issues such as... Related posts: MUSA Apparel Launches LRG United Nations Euro Tour Brixton Summer 2013 Collection Out Now

Merck to Present at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2013 Healthcare Conference

Merck to Present at the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch 2013 Healthcare Conference WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Merck ( NYS: MRK ), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that Frank Clyburn, president,...Show More Summary

America’s Undiminished Power of Attraction

President Obama has nominated two representatives who will lead United States trade talks over the next two years: Michael Froman, former White House economic aide as U.S. Trade Representative and Penny Pritzker, Hyatt scion and Chicago fund raiser as the new Secretary of Commerce. Show More Summary

90 Percent Of Americans Agree On Birth Control, Minimum Wage, Other Major Issues

The portrait of the United States painted in the news media is one of two Americas, but in actuality, most Americans agree on major issues — including God, birth control, and minimum wage. It may come as a surprise that 90 percent of Americans agree on major issues such as the ones cited above, given [...]Show More Summary

'These United States': How Obama's Vocal Tic Reveals a Polarized America

The story of our nation is writ small in how we describe ourselves -- as a unified whole or a group of communities. Lately, it seems to be the latter.

Square Modifies Its User Agreement to Prohibit Firearms and Weapons Transactions

Americans rely on the Constitution of the United States of America to protect their rights and restrict the powers of the federal government from violating these rights. The blowback from the vast majority of Americans as our “trusted servants” seek to limit our Second Amendment rights has been tremendous. Show More Summary

A Tribute to America's 11 Million Single Mothers

A quarter of all children in the United States are being brought up in single parent families, and 84 percent of the roughly 13 million single parents in the country are women or single mothers who are rearing one or more children alone. Showing their challenges and opportunities, a video aired this weekend pays tribute to them.

The United States of America is once again a Net Exporter of Oil

The watermelons said it couldn't be done; they have been proved wrong, yet again.

Jon Hamm-Daniel Radcliffe miniseries 'A Young Doctor's Notebook' coming to America on Ovation

"A Young Doctor's Notebook," the on-screen collaboration of Harry Potter and Don Draper -- er, Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm -- is making its way to the United States.

Bill Gates’s $5 billion plan to videotape America’s teachers

If, say, Dennis van Roekel or Randi Weingarten, the presidents of the nation’s two national  teachers unions, proposed spending as much as $5 billion to videotape every teacher in the United States so their performance could be judged by strangers … Continue reading ?

Prince Harry Arrives in USA

Making the long journey across the pond, Prince Harry showed up on the shores of the United States of America yesterday (May 9). The English Royal hunk attended an exclusive dinner at the British Ambassador’s residence during which he...Show More Summary

First Dibs: How Did Kate Upton Conquer The World Of Modeling?

Is Prince Harry taking over the United States of America? What vehicle did Terrence Howard just lose in his divorce? All this, plus an exclusive clip from the new Mark Ruffalo and Jesse Eisenberg movie, Now You See Me.

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