Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel may face a formidable challenger in Jesus "Chuy" García if the Cook County commissioner can win support from the Windy City's black community.
LAPD officers shot a homeless man during an altercation. The incident, which happened in the middle of downtown Los Angeles, was caught on video and shows one of the officers shouting that the man had his gun.
Democratic lawmakers in Florida have proposed legislation calling for the repel of an archaic law that now allows for the criminal prosecution of unmarried couples found to be living together.
Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder admits he suspects some of the struggles he has had with the Republican lawmakers over his more than six-years as the nation's top law enforcement officer were at least partly driven by race.
California's Republicans extended an olive branch to gay and lesbian supporters on Sunday when they voted overwhelmingly to officially recognize the Log Cabin Republicans as a charter volunteer organization. The party's LGBT wing, which has at least 200 members in California, had long been marginalized.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are in the process of building a jungle gym for their toddler daughter on the grounds of the $20 million Hidden Hills, California property they recently purchased.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wants fewer U.S. diplomats working in the country and has announced measures to limit the number working in the U.S. Embassy.
Investigations into the death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes–the 35-year-old man who threw rocks at cars and ended up being shot by Pasco, Washington, police–have arrived at different conclusions.
The jury in the Jodi Arias death penalty sentencing retrial will continue deliberating next week on whether to sentence the convicted killer to life in prison or execution for the murder of her lover, Travis Alexander.
A federal appeals court has rejected a fourth defense request to move the Boston Marathon bombing case out of Massachusetts in order to give suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a fair trial.
A small rural town in Missouri has been shaken up after a man allegedly killed seven of his relatives and then himself during a shooting spree Thursday night.
The family of Jessica Hernandez, a 17-year-old Latina who was fatally shot by two police officers, wants an independent federal investigation of her death.
There is lots of excitement for the Feb. 28 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $80 million. The drawing will take place Saturday night at 11 p.m. ET.
United Educators put out a new study titled Student Sexual Assault: Weathering the Perfect Storm, where it examined their client colleges from 2011 to 2013.
Though it's been reported the pearl-covered dress worn by Lupita Nyong'o to the Academy Awards has possibly been recovered, the surveillance footage the Los Angeles police have used has not been very helpful.
New study shows connection between economic crisis after 2007 and suicide of middle-aged Americans A new study reveals suicide rates in middle-aged Americans increased in the years after 2007.
