The EUParliament on Wednesday approved the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU. CETA was passed by 408 votes to 254, with 33 abstentions. The deal, which , has been under negotiation...

A judge for the Court of Appeals in Kenya on Wednesday ordered the release of seven officials of the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists' Union (KMPDU) who were jailed earlier this week due to an...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday denied a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the seizure and destruction of the property of unhoused people living...

The Alabama House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that would block funding for state colleges and universities that have "sanctuary policies" and do not abide by state and federal immigration laws. Sanctuary policies are...

Anthem filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in an attempt to block Cigna Corp from terminating their proposed $54 billion deal . The deal in question would have created the largest membership of...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper proposed a compromise on Tuesday to repeal HB2 , also known as the "bathroom bill." The compromise strikes HB2 , imposes tougher penalties for crimes committed in restrooms...

Civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday after immigration agents in Washington state detained a 23-year-old immigrant who was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is an executive order that prevents...

US President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday that repeals a regulation requiring energy companies to disclose their payments to foreign governments. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule , enacted under the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial...

The European Commission gave final warnings to Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK Wednesday for failing to address air pollution. The countries have repeatedly failed to meet the NO2 air pollution limits, as set by...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits New York City from imposing a fee on plastic bags. New York City (NYC) was one day away from enacting a 5 cent fee...