California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed Senate Bill 1383 , which sets new state goals for cutting pollutants like methane, hydrofluorocarbons and soot, also referred to as black carbons . While comparing the fight against...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on Friday to withdraw a lawsuit in which the state sought a judgment declaring that the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act , also known as...

A new report compiled by California State University, San Bernardino and released on Saturday found an increase in hate crimes in 2015, particularly among Muslims and Arab-Americans. The study compiled data from 20 states, representing over 53...

According to Russian officials, a US-led airstrike which killed Syrian troops on Saturday could threaten the ceasefire agreed upon between Syrian and opposition forces. Russia said over 60 Syrian troops were killed as a result of the airstrike....

A class action lawsuit was filed on Friday in a US District Court in Utah against Wells Fargo by customers alleging invasion of privacy, fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. Over the past five years, Wells...

The Connecticut ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday against three officers on behalf of a DUI-checkpoint protester, Michael Picard. Video footage was soon after released showing the officers discussing bringing false charges against Picard. Picard...

The US Senate approved legislation Thursday amending the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide $100 million in emergency funding to repair pipes in cities suffering from lead contamination, such as Flint, Michigan . The amendment...

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that a decades-old federal prohibition against gun ownership by people committed to mental health institutions could violate the Second Amendment, reviving a challenge to the...

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would temporarily block the transfer of detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. The bill, which passed with a 244-174 vote, would prevent...

The Missouri legislature on Wednesday overrode vetoes by Governor Jay Nixon to approve bills requiring voter identification and removing the need to renew permits in order to carry a concealed weapon. HB 1931 ...