US President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Vietnam Tuesday pressing the government on human rights concerns in the nation. Stating that he was not intending to single any one nation out, Obama commended Vietnam on...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday temporarily blocked an Ohio law defunding Planned Parenthood. The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a 2013 jury verdict that found Bank of America liable for fraud and imposed a penalty of more than $1.2 billion. The Second Circuit...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wittman v. Personhuballah that Republican congressmen from Virginia lack standing to appeal a decision regarding an election district plan for Virginia's Third Congressional District. The district was...

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Monday in Green v. Brennan that the 45-day limitations period for filing a constructive-discharge claim begins running only after an employee resigns. The court was asked to determine...

A Baltimore judge on Monday acquitted police officer Edward Nero on all counts for his role in the death of Freddie Gray. The verdict followed a five-day bench trial in which Nero faced charges of second-degree assault,...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of a Georgia death row inmate who claimed racial bias in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman the court held that the Georgia Supreme...

US Secretary of State John Kerry offered support to Myanmar's newly democratic government Sunday and urged the country to push more democratic reform and address human rights issues. Though Myanmar is no longer under military rule, Senior General...

US President Barack Obama signed a bill into law Friday that would remove terms such as "Negro" and "Oriental" from federal law in an effort to modernize racial language. The bill seeks not only to...

Attorneys for Chelsea Manning, the former US military soldier who leaked secrets to WikiLeaks , on Thursday, filed a brief to appeal her 35-year prison term for violating the Espionage Act. Manning is asserting that...