North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper on Tuesday stated during a press conference that he will not defend House Bill 2 , which he considers to be discriminatory against the LGBT community. The bill, which was signed...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Sheriff v. Gillie the court heard arguments on whether the special counsel attorneys appointed by the attorney general...

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit Tuesday against Volkswagen AG (VW) for false advertising. VW's sales have taken a major hit in the US since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...

A Missouri court struck down part of a law on Monday that was passed in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson last yea. Senate Bill 5 was passed as a response to widespread concern regarding the...

UNICEF reported Tuesday that "on average at least six children have been killed or maimed everyday since March 15, 2015" as the crisis in Yemen escalates. The report also discussed how recruitment of children as...

An equally divided US Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a 2014 decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in favor of unions concerning First Amendment rights of public teachers...

Louisiana jails are failing to provide basic HIV services to inmates, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Tuesday. HRW said this failure occurs through "limited, haphazard, and in many cases, non-existent" services provided...

Utah became the first state to require doctors to administer anesthesia to women receiving an abortion after 20-weeks on Monday when the governor signed Senate Bill 234 . The bill was signed into law along with 55 other bills [press...

The UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled on Monday that Argentina's maritime territory includes the area surrounding the Falkland Islands. Argentina had previously submitted to the commission a report fixing...