A federal judge Tuesday said that the government's bulk data-collection of phone and email records gathered from warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals living outside the country was legal.
San Antonio mayor expected to be confirmed for HUD post soon A U. S. Senate panel on Wednesday approved San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a Reuters report.
A U.S. appeals court Wednesday struck down a state ban on same-sex marriage citing that the Constitution protects same-sex couples, giving gay-marriage advocates another strategic victory toward the Supreme Court.
Apparently she was still bitter from their breakup A porn star's tweet of an explicit photo prompted Ohio GOP Rep. Steve Stivers' chief of staff, Adam Kuhn, to resign from his position.
A sheriff detective testified in a Los Angeles court on Monday that Dawn Melody DaLuise, a well-known skin care specialist, tried to hire white supremacists to kill her competitor, who she negatively described as a Mexican and homosexual, a "double minority."
The Russian parliament canceled the use of force in Ukraine at Putin's request Wednesday. The Russian parliament nixed a resolution Wednesday that would have allowed military intervention in Ukraine at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is reportedly considering filing a lawsuit against the president because of his increase use of the signing executive orders to bypass Congress.
Citing privacy rights, justices rule cops need warrants before searching cellphones. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that police cannot search cellphones and smartphones without obtaining a warrant first.
A retired police sergeant from Long Island's Suffolk County in New York was charged with 20 new hate crimes Tuesday during his indictment, where he already faced charges for stealing from Latino drivers.
Secretary Johnson tells Congress all legal means will be considered Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Tuesday told Congress that his department would "consider every conceivable, lawful option" to deal with the rush of illegal immigration in South Texas, according to a report from The Associated Press.
Republican incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran won the GOP primary in Mississippi, signaling another defeat for the Tea Party, in one of a number of primary races Tuesday night that yielded favorable results for incumbents.
After five years, ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is stepping down as the anchor of "World News" later this year to take on a new role conducting in-depth investigations and enterprise reporting.
Rupert Murdoch understudy Rebekah Brooks found not guilty in phone hacking scandal Rebekah Brooks was acquitted of conspiring to hack into phones and bribe officials.
Alaska is one of the most seismically active regions An earthquake with a magnitude of 8. 0 on the Richter scale was recorded earlier today at 12:53 p.
"The chairman has won. The chairman has won," Congressman Gregory Meeks said as he proclaimed Representative Charles Rangel the winner of the state's 13th Congressional District. It was his second consecutive electoral victory against challenger and Democratic State Senator Adriano Espaillat, also defeated by Rangel in the 2012 primary election.
The New York Senate adjourned its 2014 legislative session, and one bill on the docket failed to pass in time: the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM Act.
Pilots are being blamed for the crash of Asiana Flight 214 that left 3 dead and over 180 injured The plane that crashed in San Francisco in July of 2013 could have been avoided.
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton unveiled an initiative to combat youth unemployment during a speech addressing the challenges posed by economic inequality at a Denver gathering of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Voters in New York's 13th District head to the polls today to determine the outcome of the rematch between longtime Representative Charles Rangel and his opponent in the Democratic primary, Adriano Espaillat. The winner in this heavily blue district will be the presumptive victor in November's midterm election.
