The Manhattan US Attorney Tuesday announced charges against three foreign nationals for insider trading, wire fraud, intentional damage, unlawful access, and related conspiracy acts. The defendants are Iat Hong and Chin Hung of Macau, and Bo Zheng of...

US President Barack Obama on Sunday approved legislation which would provide for a single chief executive to oversee non-military, international media. The law , which some claim may harm journalistic independence, will restructure the Broadcasting Board...

The Obama administration is dismantling the dormant national registry program that was used to keep tabs on visitors from countries with active terrorist groups, the administration announced Thursday. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (Nseers) is...

A bipartisan agreement to repeal North Carolina's "bathroom bill" fell apart Wednesday after each party accused the other of reneging on promises. House Bill 2 (HB2) is a state law requiring transgender people to use the...

Deutsche Bank on Friday announced a $7.2 billion settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the sale of toxic mortgage securities that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis . The terms...

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday ruled that State Technical College of Missouri cannot continue mandatory drug tests for all students. After preliminary injunctions and a permanent injunction were...

Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed the "campus carry" bill into law . Senate Bill 199 , one of 17 bills Kasich signed Monday, makes it legal to carry concealed weapons at daycare facilities and...

The use of capital punishment in the US is at a 20-year low, according to a eport by the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) Wednesday. Specifically, the report found that while 31 states currently allow the...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a ban on offshore drilling in almost 120 million acres of federally owned Arctic and Atlantic waters. As a preemptive opposition to President-elect Donald Trump, the goal of the...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday announced criminal charges against four former state officials in connection with the Flint water crisis. Two former emergency managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, were charged with four felonies...