Brizillian billionaire Joesley Batista, owner of JBS , and executive Ricardo Saud surrendered to police on Sunday in Sao Paulo for allegedly withholding evidence during their plea bargain negotiation in the corruption case against President Michel Temer...
California filed a lawsuit on Monday against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , alleging the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unconstitutional. The complaint alleges that DACA's rescission...
New Mexico filed a lawsuit Thursday against big opioid producing pharmaceutical companies, alleging the corporations are responsible for the Opioid Epidemic flooding the state and specifically small rural communities. Filed in the First Judicial District...
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as the "cycle of violence" against them worsens. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh and nearly 18,000 more ...
Ohio Governor John Kasich , Republican, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper , Democrat, sent a letter to Congress Thursday proposing a plan to preserve the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to stabilize the healthcare market [AP...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law on Monday a bill to limit detention of immigrants and another to simplify voter registration. The first, Senate Bill 31, also known as the TRUST Act , limits local local...
President Donald Trump signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act on Saturday that will allocate $2.1 billion in government funds to the Veterans Choice Fund, and an additional $1.8 billion to core...
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed SB 189 on Friday removing the statutes of limitations on certain sexual abuse crimes. The legislation amends chapter 38, sections 3-6, of the Illinois Criminal Code to eliminate a time guard...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for a Senate bill to cut immigration levels over a decade. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and Georgia Senator David Perdue introduced the Reforming American Immigration for a...
The Jordanian parliament on Tuesday narrowly voted to repeal Article 308 of the penal code, which permitted rapists to escape punishment if they married their victims. Rights groups applauded the decision, calling it a step...
