Becca Stanek

San Andreas, the action movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson about a massive earthquake that hits California, arrives in theaters Friday, but it’s hard to say when the real-life version of the “Big One” earthquake could actually hit the Golden…

The movie San Andreas hit theaters on Friday, and the $100 million film about a California earthquake surrounding the state’s fault line stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a rescue helicopter pilot on the search for his missing daughter. The film…

In comparison to other large cities, Cleveland’s white and African American populations are exceedingly segregated. Although the city’s non-white population accounts for 61.2 percent of the city’s people, Cleveland’s African-American population…

Following the acquittal of Cleveland officer Michael Brelo of the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, Tamir Rice’s family is demanding that criminal charges are filed against the officers involved in fatal shooting of the 12-year-old…

Now that a grand jury has indicted all six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, the question now arises of who will defend the Baltimore police officers. While at least one officer, Edward Nero, who was indicted on second-degree assault,…

Astronomers in Chile have just captured the most detailed image of Medusa Nebula ever — and no, it’s not a photo of the woman from Greek mythology with snakes for hair. This Medusa is a colorful and drop-dead-gorgeous cloud of gas that’s an…

To be fair, Scott Walker has caught a lot of flak in his time — but he is far from the most scrutinized politician. In a CNN interview on Tuesday, Walker deemed himself “the most scrutinized politician in America.” And as he pointed out, he's the…

Major brownie points (geddit?): Boy Scouts just might follow Girl Scouts’ example of inclusivity. Earlier this week, Girl Scouts reaffirmed its policy to accept transgender girls in its group — "There is not one type of girl" — and now Boy Scouts of…

After 22 years on television, David Letterman will make his final appearance Wednesday. As the longest-tenured late-night talk show host in history, Letterman has interacted with quite a few politicians throughout the thousands of episodes he has…