Hours after Tuesday's shooting at an Oregon high school where an alleged teen gunmen shot a 14-year-old male student dead and injured a teacher before reportedly killing himself, President Barack Obama rebuked members of Congress for its failure to pass comprehensive firearm legislation.
Russia and Ukraine reached a stalemate Wednesday in talks over gas prices. Gas talks between Russia and Ukraine reached a stalemate Wednesday when Ukraine rejected Russia's gas price cut offer after a disagreement over European gas supplies.
The excitement is growing for the June 11 Powerball jackpot, which has risen to a whopping $257 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday at 11 p.m. EDT.
The White House is expected to transfer more detainees out of Guantanamo Bay in an effort to fulfill President Barack Obama's promise to shutdown the U.S. military prison, according to The Los Angeles Times.
On Tuesday evening, conservative economics professor Dave Brat won one of the most upsetting and surprising elections of the year when he beat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary.
On Tuesday, Latino advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against Texas claiming that the state's schools do not provide enough resources for English language learners.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his Virginia congressional seat to a Tea Party-endorsed professor. Cantor's loss is one of the most shocking primary election results in congressional history.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to a segregated U.S. Army unit made up of Puerto Rican soldiers who served during World War I, World War II and Korea.
Despite the decrease in overall crime rates at institutes of higher learning in the U.S., a new study released Tuesday revealed that sexual assault reports at college campus have jumped more than 50 percent over the last 10 years.
A Northern California production company has sealed the deal to produce a movie that will expose convicted boyfriend killer Jodi Arias' side of the story.
Police warn residents to be wary of those who ask for money immediately. In Salem, Oregon, a Latina received a call saying that she had to pay $1,000 to cover a payday loan or else the caller would harm one of her family members by amputating an arm or a foot.
Judge strikes down halt on gay marriages, couples filing for licenses. Gay marriages in Wisconsin are being allowed after a judge ruled Friday that the same-sex ban on marriages was unconstitutional, but other lawmakers are trying to get that decision halted.
The Taliban prisoner exchange for captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was the "wrong" move according to U.S. veterans. A poll conducted by Pew Research Center and USA Today revealed households with a military veteran have a negative view of Bergdahl and the handling of the prisoner exchange.
The Pentagon is investigating the deaths of five U.S. troops who were reportedly killed from friendly fire during a clash with Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan on Monday.
Men continue to speak up about the six Aqua Quest International crew members from the U.S. who have been held in a Puerto Lempira, Honduras, prison since May 5.
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court said the oil company British Petroleum has to continue to pay claims from the fund that was established following the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico during the company's appeal to the terms of its settlement with some businesses.
A South Florida city commissioner apologized for shouting the n-word at a woman during a moment of road rage over weekend, saying that he used the racial slur because he felt "threatened."
