International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda made a formal request on Monday to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by U.S. military and the CIA. The proposed investigation focuses...

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House No. 4009 (H4009) on Monday guaranteeing access to free contraception for women notwithstanding any future changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that may be effected by Congress...

The Trump administration on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to stay a district court order preventing enforcement of Trump's revised travel ban pending the outcome of an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of...

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday struck down as unconstitutional President Donald Trump's Executive Order "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" (Order 13768) ,...

The City of Chicago announced in a press conference on Friday that they would file a federal lawsuit against US Steel alleging that the company had violated the Clean Water Act and accusing the company of...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Monday against AT&T, DirecTV, and Time Warner on Monday seeking to prevent the companies' proposed $108 billion merger. The DOJ alleges that the companies' merger would violate...

Speaking in a cabinet meeting on Monday US President Donald Trump announced that the US is re-designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism nine years after it was removed from the list. Trump stated, "Today the United...

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday upheld last month's re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta . All six judges unanimously dismissed the two petitions as lacking merit. The National Super Alliance (NASA) stated...

The Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) on Sunday demanded the resignation of 93-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe . The document threatened that the ZANU PF, which has kept Mugabe in power for decades,...

Nebraska regulators voted on Monday to approve a route for TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline, lifting the final regulatory barrier for the long-delayed project. The Nebraska Public Service Commission , an elected panel that rules on the...