Iraq veterans joined by human rights lawyers filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Thursday with the U.S. Department of Defense and the State Department over its use of depleted uranium during the Iraq War.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told reporters Iraqi intelligence believed an attack was imminent; however, U.S. security officials have debunked his allegations.
Despite a federal court ruling on the side of plaintiffs in the case Floyd v. City of New York over the NYPD's stop, question and frisk policies, the police unions are still appealing the decision that could lead to police reform and better relations in communities of color.
The Highway Patrol trooper shot the man after stopping him for a seatbelt violation. The man went into his car to retrieve his driver's license when the officer opened fire.
New study may be able to extend human life by 30 percent An experiment on the genes of fruit flies by UCLA researchers may lead the way to extending human life by up to 30 percent, RT reported.
The homeless woman who was brutally beaten and punched by a California Highway Patrol police officer over the summer will receive $1.5 million as part of a settlement reached on Wednesday.
Job report could point to a firming of the labor market Less Americans than expected filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, indicating that job growth may be speeding up in the U.
Mike Sorrentino and his brother Marc appeared before a U.S. District Judge in New Jersey after being charged with conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and filing false tax returns.
Police Chief Thomas Jackson of Ferguson, Missouri, apologized to the parents of Michael Brown on Thursday, as well as protestors who were met with police force when they organized peaceful demonstrations.
At least 700 Jefferson County students in Denver, Colorado left classes Wednesday morning in protest of recent decisions made by the district's school board and a new proposal to change its history curriculum.
President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday that the United Stateswould provide easier access to federal spending information, part of a global effort to create more open governments.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa assailed the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday in his address to the U.N. General Assembly, calling its probe into Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war disproportionate and politically motivated.
As the United States and its allies pounded Islamist militants in Syriawith airstrikes, Washington and members of the so-called Friends of Syria group on Wednesday pledged more than $90 million in new funds for non-lethal and humanitarian assistance.
A Florida sheriff's deputy is currently being investigated after he fatally shot a man who allegedly suffered from hearing loss at a vehicle towing yard over the weekend.
