The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against a Detroit suburb on Tuesday for allegedly violating the Voting Rights Act . The DOJ claims that black residents have been denied an...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a trial court's ruling ordering special elections in North Carolina. The court granted a stay of the order of the US District court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his first formal briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday. In the briefing , Guterres "underlined the need for new, strengthened efforts to build and sustain peace." Guterres stressed that a...
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell warned on Monday that a move to repeal the Affordable Care Act without simultaneously implementing a replacement plan would create a dangerous situation in American healthcare....
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Nelson v. Colorado . The court granted certiorari in September to decide whether Colorado's requirement that defendants must prove their innocence by clear and convincing...
A Malaysian federal court on Wednesday rejected a final appeal by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to set aside his sodomy conviction. Anwar was convicted of sodomy in 2014 and sentenced to a five-year jail term. This...
The Amsterdam District Court ruled on Wednesday that Crimean gold artifacts are to be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea. The artifacts, including gems, helmets and scabbards, were on loan to Amsterdam's Allard...
The US Congress on Saturday passed legislation that would continue reviews of racially motivated killings in the civil rights era. The bill indefinitely extends a 2007 law, which expires next year, that calls...
Defenders of condemned inmate Ronald Bert Smith Jr. are calling his execution an "avoidable disaster." The death row inmate was seen coughing, and his upper body heaved repeatedly for 13 minutes as he was being...
The Irish High Court will hear a new challenge to Brexit after tens of thousands of pounds were raised, according to reports Sunday. The challenge contends that Article 50 is revocable once it is...
