Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared in court on Thursday morning for the first time since he was arraigned on 30 federal charges in July 2013. The 21-year-old suspected terrorist appeared in the federal courthouse for a final pretrial hearing before his trial begins with jury selection next month.
A Montana homeowner was found guilty of deliberate homicide by a jury on Wednesday in the shooting death of a German high school exchange student who broke into his garage.
The Navy has finished testing on one of its first biomimetic underwater drones: the GhostSwimmer. Swimming and looking like a fish, the unmanned drone will allow the Navy to explore the technological benefits of this design as well as how it operates.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the state of Arizona from denying immigrants that were granted legal status in 2012 from getting their driver's licenses, according to Reuters.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Sarah Saldaña, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, as the next director the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, whose appointment was met with praise from legal and immigration experts and advocates.
The New York City Comptroller is looking to negotiate a settlement of a $75 million claim brought by Eric Garner's family, the New York Times has reported.
On an historic day in US and Cuban relations, Cuba released U.S. contractor Alan Gross on Wednesday while the U.S. freed three members of the infamous Cuban Five, who spent over 15 years in American jails for espionage.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a study Tuesday that shows teens are using drugs less in the past years, but there has been a rise in using e cigarettes, International Business Times has reported.
The Cuomo Administration is threatening to reclassifying 1,000 job titles of members of the Public Employees Federation into managerial positions. Employees found out about the move when they were presented with a letter announcing the proposal which they were asked to sign.
Los Angeles will be the first city to outfit its police force with body cameras. On Tuesday, the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, announced the Los Angeles Police Department's officers will begin using 7,000 body cameras.
A Texas TV meteorologist was shot multiple times outside his station's station, and the gunman is still at large. KCEN-TV weatherman Patrick Crawford is undergoing surgery at a local hospital, the NBC affiliate said.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to ban the controversial gas drilling process known as "fracking" across the Empire State. The move comes in the wake of a long-awaited report issued by his administration's health commissioner that said there were too many "red flags" and potential health risks to permit the practice.
President Obama announced the U.S. will re-establish its diplomatic relations with Cuba, and open economic and travel ties between the two nations after a decades-long embargo.
On Wednesday, a homicide at a highway rest stop led to a high-speed chase on a Minnesota highway, shutting it down for several hours and culminating in the death of two people. The incident took place in the early hours of the morning, and the highway has been reopened.
The excitement is growing for the Dec. 17 Powerball jackpot, which currently stands at $80 million. The drawing will take place Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET.
On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test that makes it easier for doctors to detect if someone is at risk for a heart attack and heart disease.
On Tuesday, President Barrack Obama issued his annual Hanukkah message from the White House. On Tuesday, President Barrack Obama issued his annual Hanukkah message from the White House.
