A retired police sergeant from Long Island's Suffolk County in New York was charged with 20 new hate crimes Tuesday during his indictment, where he already faced charges for stealing from Latino drivers.
Secretary Johnson tells Congress all legal means will be considered Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday told Congress that his department would "consider every conceivable, lawful option" to deal with the rush of illegal immigration in South Texas, according to a report from The Associated Press.
Republican incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran won the GOP primary in Mississippi, signaling another defeat for the Tea Party, in one of a number of primary races Tuesday night that yielded favorable results for incumbents.
After five years, ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is stepping down as the anchor of "World News" later this year to take on a new role conducting in-depth investigations and enterprise reporting.
Rupert Murdoch understudy Rebekah Brooks found not guilty in phone hacking scandal Rebekah Brooks was acquitted of conspiring to hack into phones and bribe officials.
Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions An earthquake with a magnitude of 8. 0 on the Richter scale was recorded earlier today at 12:53 p.
"The chairman has won. The chairman has won," Congressman Gregory Meeks said as he proclaimed Representative Charles Rangel the winner of the state's 13th Congressional District. It was his second consecutive electoral victory against challenger and Democratic State Senator Adriano Espaillat, also defeated by Rangel in the 2012 primary election.
The New York Senate adjourned its 2014 legislative session, and one bill on the docket failed to pass in time: the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act.
Pilots are being blamed for the crash of Asiana Flight 214 that left 3 dead and over 180 injured The plane that crashed in San Francisco in July of 2013 could have been avoided.
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton unveiled an initiative to combat youth unemployment during a speech addressing the challenges posed by economic inequality at a Denver gathering of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Voters in New York's 13th District head to the polls today to determine the outcome of the rematch between longtime Representative Charles Rangel and his opponent in the Democratic primary, Adriano Espaillat. The winner in this heavily blue district will be the presumptive victor in November's midterm election.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is back in the hot seat for another bridge scandal. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is back in the hot seat for another bridge scandal.
Jody Hice, the Republican candidate running for a U.S. House seat in Georgia's 10th district, stated Islam is not really a religion and that it doesn't deserve the First Amendment protection of religious liberty.
According to a report released Tuesday by a diverse group led by Henry Paulson Jr., Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer called Risky Business, climate change is a big threat to the United States' economy.
The United Nations reports that at least 1,075 people have been killed in Iraq in June. The U. N. has reported that more than 1,000 people, mainly civilians, have been killed this month in Iraq, more than in any single month in the country since 2008.
Last week, Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi's mother hired a third lawyer for the marine, who has been held in a Mexican jail since March 31 on weapons charges. This time, it's well-known Mexican defense attorney Fernando Benitez Alvarez del Castillo.
Things could work out very well for Meeks once he's a free man. Everyone wants a piece of Jeremy Meeks. After his mugshot went viral because of his handsome looks, he quickly became a meme.
Secretary Jeh Johnson will travel to Arizona to visit detention facilities that have seen dramatic increases in children immigrants and are currently overfilled.
