The Vera Institute wanted to know if prosecutorial decisions led to disparate outcomes for blacks, Latinos and Asians. They did a two year study with the New York District Attorney's Office and released their findings this month.
Bills are late, causing bill collectors to call More than one-third of Americans are facing debt collectors because their bills are past due, according to a study released Tuesday by the Urban Institute.
A federal appeals court handed down a ruling on Tuesday that ensures women in Mississippi that they would not have to travel to another state in order to safely end a pregnancy.
A 9-year-old girl died on Tuesday from critical injuries after being hit by a plane that crashed landed in Venice on Sunday. Her father was also hit during the accident and died at the scene.
According to a report released by the White House on Tuesday, waiting to mitigate the effects of climate change could end up costing the country a lot of money.
Businesses and fisheries in Alaska, including the king crab delicacy, could be at risk due to man-made carbon dioxide emissions, a recently-released report said.
Ownership rate has fallen nearly 5 points since 2004 high The American dream of owning a home appears to be eroding, as fears from the recession linger and people are increasingly choosing to rent, according to a Reuters report.
McBride's friend, Davonta Bynes, took to the stand on Monday, telling the jury that he spoke to McBride a little after 10 p.m. on Nov. 1 and that he suspected that she had been drinking because she was slurring.
Venezuela may have threatened the Netherlands to allow the release of Hugo Carvajal, who was arrested Thursday on the Dutch island of Aruba on a U.S. warrant for ties to drug trafficking.
A storm has knocked down 60 feet of the steel fence border between the U.S. and Mexico in Arizona. A storm and smugglers broke through the steel fence border between the U.
Based on previous years, no one outside Apple knows when beta 5 will be released Internet rumors have been heating up, claiming that Apple's iOS 8 operating system will be released in September.
If you're feeling lucky, then you may want to purchase a ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot, which has jumped to $77 million, if you have not done so already. The drawing will take place on Tuesday, July 29, at 11 p.m. EST.
Met Opera workers are facing a lock out on Thursday if contract negotiations can't be settled. The Met's management want $30 million in cuts, workers argue management has run away cost with new productions.
Situation improving, crews may call off evacuation orders Firefighters have increased containment on a wildfire in northern California with the state fire chief saying the situation is improving, according to CBS News.
The Chairman of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee announced on Monday a compromise plan to fix the veterans' health program, authorizing $17 billion in emergency spending.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published a 120-page report on how the U.S. national surveillance programs are harming democracy, journalism and law.
