The Aruban legislature on Friday voted to give official recognition to same-sex couples, giving them the right to register their unions and receive the benefits granted to other married people. Those benefits, such as the...

Construction on the Dakota Access oil pipeline was paused on Friday by request of three federal agencies that urged pipeline owner Energy Transfer Partners to pause its lawful building after a federal judge ruled in...

The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected Michigan's appeal of an injunction that would not allow the state to ban straight-ticket voting. The ban had been passed by the...

The Obama administration on Thursday shut down a Guantanamo Bay prison camp to expedite the permanent closing of the detention center. Camp 5 was a 100-cell maximum security prison that was known for receiving problematic detainees ...

The US House of Representatives approved legislation Friday that would allow US nationals to seek relief from foreign governments if that entity is believed to have had involvement with a terrorist attack taking place within the...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the constitutionality of the Mississippi state flag. In his opinion, Judge Carlton Reeves noted that the flag, which...

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday restored gun ownership rights of two individuals convicted of minor crimes. One of these individuals was 41-year-old Daniel Binderup, who was convicted of having a...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) , a federal agency entrusted with consumer protection in the financial sector, announced on Thursday a $100 million fine against banking giant Wells Fargo for widespread illegal sales practices....

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took steps on Wednesday towards allowing late-term abortions in New York. Schneiderman claims that Supreme Court rulings allow late-term abortions in cases where the mother's...

Environmentalists sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday regarding federal water quality standards. The environmentalists are seeking new standards "designed to protect marine life against the corrosive effects of carbon emissions absorbed into...