On Monday, a federal court of appeals in New Orleans ruled that a Mexican teenager who a Border Patrol agent killed on Mexican soil was protected by the U.S. Constitution, and thus his family can file a civil lawsuit against the agent.
A new report shows local police departments are increasingly being armed with military weapons more suitable for war zones than the suburbs, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
Writers, editors, and sales and marketing people at the legendary Village Voice newspaper held a lunchtime rally today in New York City to demand that they be allowed to keep their fair contract, which was due to expire at midnight Monday.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and French and German leaders to discuss possible solutions to the ongoing crisis in east Ukraine.
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford returns to work today after a two-month absence and rehab stint. Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford returns to work today after a two-month absence and rehab stint.
The United States Supreme Court said today closely-held corporations can exercise religious objections to women's reproductive choices under the government's health care law, the Affordable Care Act.
It wasn't your typical book signing. Normally, crowds don't arrive before 9 a.m. for a planned 3 p.m. start time. Rarely will you see Secret Service circulating among library personnel as they prepare the book shelves. But this is former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton we're talking about.
President Barack Obama is set to nominate Robert McDonald as the next secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs. McDonald, a former CEO of Procter & Gamble Co., would succeed Eric Shinseki following the latter's resignation from the department in May.
According to some immigration experts, as many as 80 percent of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America, illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border may be permitted to stay in the U.S.
On Saturday night, former president Bill Clinton encouraged the Florida Democratic Party to vote in mid-term elections and called out Cuban-Americans in particular at the state party's biggest fundraiser.
Amado Boudou could face up to six years in prison and a lifetime political ban. Argentina's vice president, Amado Boudou, has been charged with conducting business incompatible with public office and bribery, The Associated Press reported.
Over 20 people died after buildings collapsed in different Indian cities. Two horrific accidents in separate parts of India have triggered investigations and calls for better housing standards in the second-most-populous nation in the world.
The Supreme Court rules on the case Monday. As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two very important cases, a new poll has found that a majority of Americans favor having contraceptives paid for by their employers, regardless of the latter's religious beliefs.
