The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday declined to comment directly on a Washington Post report that officials are unlikely to bring civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, who was acquitted after the 2012 shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Florida.
Incoming stormy weather and operational problems caused by a fire last week at aChicago-area air traffic control facility forced the cancellation of more than 800 flights on Thursday at Chicagoairports.
Names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of the holders of some 83 million households and small business accounts were exposed when computer systems at JPMorgan Chase & Co were recently compromised by hackers, making it one of the biggest data breaches in history.
Cash-strapped electronics retailer RadioShack Corp has reached an agreement with a consortium led by its largest shareholder Standard General LP to refinance about $590 million of loans to re-stock ahead of the holiday season, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is considering raising a new infrastructure fund, according to three people familiar with the matter, even as U.S. regulations threaten to reduce its profits from such endeavors.
As New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was raising the minimum wage for workers at city-subsidized projects, women leaders rallied on Long Island on Tuesday to call for lawmakers to increase the state's minimum wage.
Robert A. Iger will continue to serve as chief executive and chairman of the Walt Disney Company until June 2018, according to an extension of two years beyond his already pushed back retirement date
On Sept. 25, members of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation (SOSBI), held a forum at the Putnam County Library in Ottawa, Ohio to discuss their observations of the existence of Sasquatch.
Giudice will ask the judge to consider the fact that she has four young daughters during her sentencing. She will also say her persona on "Real Housewives of New Jersey" was fabricated by Bravo and she is actually a nice person.
Seven cases involving gay marriage were left off list the court will hear in new term The U. S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave no indication that it plans to take up the issue of whether states can ban gay marriage in its new term.
Now that Julia Pierson has officially resigned as the director of the U.S. Secret Service, her position will be filled by interim director Joseph Clancy, formerly the Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division of the Secret Service.
Economists say the labor market is likely strengthening The number of new jobless claims in the U. S. fell again last week, likely suggesting that employers are slowing layoffs and that the economy is improving.
Dunn could face life in prison without parole in addition to the 60 years he faces after an earlier trial in which he was found guilty of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Health officials are determining if a respiratory virus popping up across the U.S. is directly linked to the death of a 10-year-old girl from Rhode Island.
Charlie Sheen suddenly started swinging his arms, striking the dental technician. Actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly embroiled in a police investigation after allegedly pulling a knife on a dentist in Los Angeles.
The family of the Dallas patient who was released from a hospital with the Ebola virus is being ordered by the state to stay inside their home, and away from any visitors, for two weeks.
