Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko proposed a cease-fire Wednesday in an effort to end the violent clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia militants that has been ongoing for more than two months.
Netflix's public disputes with ISPs have lead the Federal Communications Commission to take a look at paid interconnection deals, and a little light is already being shed on the contentious issue of paid peering.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on the United States to raise the nation's minimum wage. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said a boost in the federal minimum wage would alleviate and raise and incomes of Americans along the poverty line.
President Obama announced on Tuesday that he will use his executive authority to expand environmental protections related to ocean life and coastal communities in effort to combat climate change.
As much as three-fourths of a tiny town in Nebraska was destroyed Monday night when two giant twin tornadoes rummaged through parts of the state, killing one adult and a 5-year-old child.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Monday during a nationally broadcast address that she is refusing to comply with a U.S. judge's order to pay $1.5 billion in restitution to plaintiffs of a decade-long court case.
U.S. Special Operations forces alongside the FBI apprehended one of the alleged suspects of the 2012 terrorists attacks in Benghazi, U.S. officials said.
With the increasing Sunni insurgency in Iraq, President Barack Obama has notified Congress about deploying troops in Iraq. White House press secretary Jay Carney confirmed President Obama's plans as part of the War Powers Resolution, a federal law that allows the president to use the U.S. military without the consent of Congress.
Residents of North Carolina are concerned about coal ash ponds in their neighborhoods, and now state lawmakers will consider a bill that would force Duke Energy to close all coal ash dumps in the state within 15 years.
Brooklyn has experienced a tremendous influx of well-off and well-educated white residents, who are not only driving up the cost of living in the area and introducing expensive businesses, but also effectively and rapidly "gentrifying" the borough's jury pool, morphing courtroom decisions, and altering verdicts, according to some local lawyers.
On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will visit Guatemala to speak with leaders from the country and other Central American countries that thousands of unaccompanied minors are leaving to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
On Monday, New York state Senator Gustavo Rivera and supporters introduced the New York Is Home Act, a bill that would grant state citizenship to an estimated 2.7 million immigrants living in the state.
If you're feeling lucky and are a Mega Millions ticket holder, then get ready for the Tuesday, June 17, lottery jackpot drawing, which has risen to $15 million.
A Sunni uprising against Iraq's Shiite-led government resulted in significant security concerns for the country since the United States' withdrawal in 2011. The Sunni insurgent group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is considered as an al-Qaeda offshoot with thousands of fighters supporting the mission.
On Monday, advocates for stronger gun control celebrated the Supreme Court decision in Abramski v. United States, which upheld illegality of "straw" purchases of guns.
Order extends protections to more employees. President Obama will sign order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation, officials announced Monday.
A new list on healthcare quality and access in the 11 industrialized nations of world ranked the U.S. last even though it has the costliest care, The Los Angeles Times reported.
The growing threat of cybersecurity has drawn many new faces into the battle. It isn't just hackers and victims anymore — there are governments involved now, too. The FCC is the latest arm of the U.S. government to join the fray, offering to provide regulatory guidance to network service providers if they can't step up security for their customers.
