The US Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a trial court’s ruling ordering special elections in North Carolina. The court granted a stay of the order of the US District court for the Middle District of North Carolina, which ruled that North Carolina must redraw congressional districts by March 15, 2017, and hold special primary and [...]

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his first formal briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday. In the briefing , Guterres “underlined the need for new, strengthened efforts to build and sustain peace.” Guterres stressed that a new approach is needed to start preventing crises instead of responding to them. He advocated stronger emphasis on prevention, [...]

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s brother, Ban Ki Sang, and nephew, Joo Hyun Bahn, were indicted Tuesday by the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York on bribery charges in an elaborate international case. The defendants in the case, who include American Malcolm Harris, allegedly bribed a foreign official in a Middle East [...]

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for congress to quickly repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace it with a suitable alternative. In a call with the New York Times on Tuesday, Trump stated that the ACA needs to be replaced as soon as possible in order to avoid issues with the 2018 [...]

German automaker Volkswagen (VW) confirmed] Tuesday that it had reached a $4.3 billion dollar settlement in the US in which it will plead guilty to criminal charges that it violated the Clean Air Act and obstructed justice. The $4.3 billion figure . The settlement will still need to be approved by a federal judge. VW [...]

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday refused to dismiss a complaint against the National Security Agency (NSA) over allegations of warrantless surveillance during the 2002 winter Olympic games. The case includes individuals who allege their communication devices were searched and seized by the NSA during the games. [...]

The European Commission on Tuesday proposed rules to bolster electronic communications as well as to “create new possibilities to process communication data and reinforce trust and security.” The First Vice President stated that the proposals would “complete the EU data protection framework” and it is expected that the proposals will cover more sites such as [...]

Australian citizen and former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks made a court appearance on Tuesday in Adelaide on assault charges against his partner. Hicks was accused of assaulting his partner in September of last year and did not take a plea at the proceedings. It seems he denies the incident occurred as he told reporters [...]

The Illinois House of Representatives on Monday approved a new criminal justice reform bill by a vote of 83-26 during the latest meeting of the General Assembly. The bill would amend the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Act to establish federally funded trauma recovery services for violent crime victims. The bill would also amend the Unified [...]

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion Monday to stay a federal court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulation that protects transgender people and women from discrimination in health care. The ACLU released a statement : The nationwide injunction restrains the government from enforcing the regulation to [...]