The US Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reinstate Ohio's Golden Week voting procedure, which allowed people to register and vote in the same week. Golden Week was the first five days of a 35-day...

A polygamous family on TLC's "Sister Wives" reality TV show filed a request on Monday with the US Supreme Court in an attempt to legalize polygamy. Kody Brown and his four wives filed the...

US Assistant Attorney General John Carlin told reporters Monday that more than 110 people have been charged in federal court since 2013 on counts related to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. In more than...

The Syrian government and opposition groups began a ceasefire Monday following negotiations by the US and Russia. The ceasefire agreement was reached on Friday and although air strikes were carried out over the weekend, news outlets have reported calm [BBC...

Tens of thousands of people marched in Mexico in protest of same-sex marriage Saturday, a controversial topic in the country exacerbated by a proposal from embattled President Enrique Peña Nieto to recognize same-sex marriage. The marches [Reuters...

A Volkswagen (VW) engineer pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to one count of conspiracy to defraud the US, commit wire fraud and violate the Clean Air Act by implementing software in...

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday blocked a proof of citizenship requirement imposed upon voters by the states of Alabama, Georgia and Kansas. The court found that the parties...

Chelsea Manning, a former US soldier imprisoned for leaking classified documents, has gone on a hunger strike to protest her mistreatment at the Fort Leavenworth facility in Kansas where she has been imprisoned since her conviction in military...

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...