UPenn student who graduated in May brings lawsuit against a fraternity following a rape incident. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Common Pleas Court, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania alleges that he was sexually assaulted following a forced alcohol bender that left him in and out of consciousness throughout the night, according to Philly.
A Georgia prosecutor dismissed murder charges against a 23-year-old woman accused of inducing an abortion by taking pills that she bought online without a prescription.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a strict Texas law that will force all clinics to maintain high hospital standards, and will therefore likely shut down most abortion clinics in the state.
More than a dozen immigration law attorneys have requested the American Immigration Lawyers Association (ALIA) to rescind White House Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz's keynote speaker invitation.
In a divided decision Maine's Cumberland County Superior Court issued its decision on a case concerning General Assistance for immigrants, including asylum seekers. Both sides of the legal fight have claimed victory.
Nevada's Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, has announced he will not run for the Sen. Harry Reid's seat this coming election cycle. The governor will instead continue serving as the Nevada's chief executive.
From the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Regional Headquarters in Houston, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a "comprehensive" border security legislation, which will include the hires of 250 additional border troops.
National news and protests barely notice the police brutality against Latinos in America although there have been 67 recorded fatal incidents in 2015 alone, according to The Guardian.
Texas' second-largest city could soon be governed by a Latina if San Antonio's 1.4 million residents choose former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a runoff election set for Saturday.
The U.S. Department of Defense is set to treat discrimination based on sexual orientation in the same way it handles that based on race, religion, sex, age and national origin, Secretary Ashton Carter announced on Tuesday at an LGBT pride event at the Pentagon.
Lawmakers in Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature voted on Tuesday to repeal the state's 48-hour waiting period on handgun purchases. Gov. Scott Walker, a likely GOP contender for his party's 2016 White House nomination, plans to sign the bill, his office noted.
A right-leaning political group, the American Action Network (AAN), is using the popular social media app Snapchat to target young, hard to reach voters.
Black Lives Matter activists camped outside of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Carcetti's house demanding police reform after two officers were not indicted for killing a 25-year-old black man last year.
Jobs in translation are among the fastest growing in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Reports predict that it is growing much faster than the average career outside of healthcare.
In an effort to combat the obesity epidemic sweeping the U.S., San Francisco may be the first city in the country to enforce warning labels on advertisements for sugar-laden soft drinks, placing soda on par with alcohol and tobacco when it comes to dangers to your health.
Wednesday’s Powerball is here, and since no one won the grand prize on Saturday -- when the winning numbers were: 8, 13, 18, 27, 43, and 15 -- so all that money has rolled over and is now at $50 million.
A recent Pew Research survey shows that Latinos continue to favor same-sex marriage as the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality approaches. Overall, support for same-sex marriage has increased among all demographics.
Tens of thousands of students affected by the bankruptcy of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges could benefit from massive loan-forgiveness provisions implemented by the U.S. Department of Education.
Dr. John Henry Hagmann -- a retired Army doctor and noted pioneer of emergency medicine -- has been suspended by the Virginia Board of Medicine for allegedly performing unethical experiments upon human subjects
