A California case coming before the Supreme Court on Jan. 11 could overturn the power of labor unions to charge mandatory dues.
More than 1 million people are expected to gather Thursday on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana beach to ring in 2016.
Comedian Joey Adams once said, "May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions."
It won't be business as usual on the first day of the new year, according to government plans for the holiday.
According to Vireo Health, a New York-based company, its medical pot will be the world’s first kosher cannabis.
According to authorities, Lakeisha Nicole Holloway, 24, intentionally drove her car into pedestrians on a Las Vegas Strip sidewalk on Dec. 20.
The United States Court of Appeals temporarily prevented Gov. Gary Herbert and the State of Utah from de-funding the women's health organization.
These are the political battlegrounds in the U.S. that await in the next year in the effort to legalize pot.
Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow and Mia Farrow were among those commenting via social media Wednesday on the comedian's arraignment on sex assault charges.
Enrique Marquez, 24, is charged with conspiring with Syed Farook on an aborted attack plan, and making false statements, authorities said.
John Wayne's daughter recently penned a letter in support of the Republican presidential front-runner.
While the U.S. electorate has become more diverse in recent years, Republican backing from Hispanics and younger voters has shrunk.
Under fire over recent officer-involved shooting deaths, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that the city's force will use more Tasers.
Some charming choices to cheer the new year in style.
The comedian was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting and drugging a woman in his Pennsylvania home in 2004.
That was back in 2000, but Wednesday’s news of sexual assault charges against the comedian might dog the Clintons as they work to ignore GOP criticism.
New Year's Eve is in the air! In Times Square, the confetti is tested for its air worthiness. Roselle Chen reports.
Human growth hormone, which generates more than $1.4 billion in U.S. sales each year and is allegedly linked to NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, is banned for all but a few uses in the U.S.
Bill Cosby was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting former Temple University employee Andrea Constand, prosecutors said.
A former beauty queen who allegedly lied about having cancer has been charged with theft by deception and receiving stolen property.
A state representative is introducing a bill to legalize marijuana, but he faces an uphill battle among lawmakers.
Protecting the religious liberty of Christians ranked highest among people in the U.S., while Muslims and atheists were at the bottom of a new survey.
Here are the names of every person killed in a U.S. mass shooting in 2015.
After mass shootings killed more than 400 people in the U.S. in 2015, affected communities are demanding answers from lawmakers.
Surveillance video of the recent Las Vegas incident captured a man in a baseball cap and glasses stringing raw bacon on the doors and handles.
Record-high temperatures in parts of the U.S. culminated this week in strange, often dangerous atmospheric conditions globally.
At least 13 people have died in Missouri since the weekend, following days of downpours.
Prosecutors recommended 14 days of jail for Adam David Smock, a five-year supervised release, community service and $10,440 in restitution.
Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct for killing black teen Laquan McDonald.
With 12 candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, the former New York governor's withdrawal is likely to have little impact.