The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that an ordinance passed in 2008 by the Texas city of Farmers Branch, prohibiting illegal immigrants from renting housing...
The Mississippi House of Representatives voted 70-47 Thursday to approve a controversial immigration reform bill . The "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" is based off of Arizona's SB 1070 , which has been...
The UN Human Rights Council on Wednesday urged member states to put an end to sexual orientation-based violence and discrimination. In a video address , UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged that sexual...
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation requiring cigarette packaging and advertisements to display more...
Majid Khan , a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who is linked with al Qaeda, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to five terror charges including conspiracy, attempted murder and murder. Per his plea bargain, Khan must testify...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that heirs of victims of the Armenian genocide in Turkey cannot sue German insurance companies for failed life insurance...
The UN-appointed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria on Wednesday accused Syria of violating international human rights law after finding that Syrian forces are engaging in torture and killings under orders from high level government officials....
