A former Oklahoma police officer was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting and abusing several women from the low-income neighborhood he patrolled.
The family of slain teen Laquan McDonald is calling for a “federal summit on violence” in their first public remarks since a Chicago police officer’s grisly killing of the youth.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is under fire for suggesting that black students should go to "a slower-track school where they do well" rather than a highly selective college during the arguments of an Affirmative Action case.
Congressional Hispanic Congress (CHC) Chairwoman Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., announced her bid for the second-highest rank within the House Democratic Caucus.
One of the country's most renowned American Muslims, Muhammad Ali, spoke out Wednesday against a growing political anti-Islamic sentiment, particularly in respect to comments made by presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Chipotle founder and co-CEO Steve Ells said he is "deeply sorry" about the customers who became sick after eating at the chain over the last several weeks and announced that the restaurant is taking aggressive measures to avoid another situation.
U.S. Senate Republicans presented a bill that would allocate $3 billion in federal assistance to help dig Puerto Rico out of its massive $72 billion debt crisis.
Even though they are the most powerful couple in the world, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are firmly grounded in reality and indulge in pop culture just like anyone else. Now, they have revealed their favorite works of 2015 in the literary, visual and musical arts genres. See their selections here.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments for the Evenwel v. Abbott case, which may affect non-eligible voters’ representation, the Democratic presidential candidates have called on the highest court to make the right call.
The ex-director of the Jared Foundation, established by former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, will be sentenced Thursday on charges of child pornography and child sexual exploitation.
The University of Texas at Austin will be the site of a mock mass killing on Saturday that gun rights activists say is aimed at protesting efforts to restrict the right to carry firearms on campus.
In addition to going on a shooting rampage, investigators say the San Bernardino shooters may have also planned to kill first responders with a self-detonating bomb.
The Obama administration is preparing to house over 5,000 undocumented children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border last month, mainly in search of refuge from a spike of violence taking place in Central America.
A growing stream of protestors took to the streets of downtown Chicago early Wednesday, blocking a main intersection near City Hall, and feverishly calling for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement that it will investigate the Chicago Police Department, Democrat Illinois Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Robin Kelly have invited Attorney General Loretta Lynch to also visit the city.
Donald Trump's proposal of a blanket ban on all Muslims entering the United States received harsh criticism on Wednesday, not just from the presidential hopeful's political rivals, but also from world leaders and GOP heavyweights.
