The Obama administration announced on Thursday that it is teaming up with New York City's district attorney to pledge a combined $79 million to help eliminate the backlog of untested rape kits across the nation.
Rodgers scores another touchdown off the field Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. One of the perks of this? He gets an endorsement from a well known sportswear manufacturer.
The Cuban government says that among the freed will be some foreign prisoners and inmates, who were set for conditional release next year. Release is very much based on the nature of the crime, as those prisoners who have been found guilty of crimes against state security will not be eligible
The officer, who wrongfully tackled tennis star James Blake outside a midtown Manhattan hotel, has previously been described as an "arrogant liar" by a woman who sued the NYPD and was awarded $22,500 in an out of court settlement naming his as a defendant.
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A man posed as an Uber driver Sunday morning in an attempt to pick up college students. A man posed as an Uber driver Sunday morning in an attempt to pick up college students.
After years of being criticized for being too lenient to Wall Street criminals, the Justice Department issued a new policy on Wednesday that takes a tough stance against white collar crime.
A South Carolina circuit judge declined to grant or deny bond on Thursday for Michael Slager, a former North Charleston police officer who has been jailed for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in the back in April.
The United States will bring in more refugees next year, as European countries face an overflow of people fleeing the Middle East and Africa. The government announced on Thursday it would bring in 10,000 refugees.
As millions of Americans commemorate the nearly 3,000 people who died in terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and three other U.S. landmarks, dozens of Latino families will take time to remember how their lives were personally affected due to the loss of a loved one on September 11, 2001.
Donald Trump's anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric was already a topic at the House of Representatives. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., spoke about Trump and the effect Pope Francis will have during the latter's U.S. visit.
Puerto Rico's economic recovery working group released its comprehensive plan to save the commonwealth. The Working Group for the Fiscal and Economic Recovery of Puerto Rico published the Fiscal and Economic Growth Plan (FEGP), which include proposals for economic growth with reform measures.
Authorities in Arizona used the term "domestic terrorism" to describe a series of freeway shootings, all of which occurred within 10 days along an 8-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in Phoenix.
Federal prosecutors in California are accusing a California man and his daughter of charging immigrants up to $50,000 for sham marriages that they hoped would help them obtain legal residency in the United States.
