Some people may not be familiar with legal terminology, perhaps leading them to wonder what exactly a hung jury is.
Jurors were unable to reach a verdict in the trial of William Porter, one of the law enforcement officers charged in the April death of Freddie Gray.
A Senate panel is investigating whether the Texas senator revealed classified information during the televised GOP debate in Las Vegas.
The European Union's new regulations are in direct response to recent plane disappearances such as that of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in 2014, leaving very little information on its whereabouts.
The fuss over Walker-Diallo’s oath of office comes as Republican leaders have made anti-Muslim comments after Islamic State group supporters carried out terror attacks in Paris and California in recent weeks.
The state's deputy attorney general said Texas can enact new laws to stop the flow of illegal immigration across the southern border with Mexico.
The riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray — who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury while in police custody — caused an estimated $9 million in damage.
Democrats hope Buffett will put more money behind Hillary Clinton's campaign; but in the past, he has spoken against super PACs and the influence of money in politics.
Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement Tuesday night, but there's still time for things to be derailed.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's assertion during Tuesday's GOP debate — that all terrorist attacks since 9/11 were the result of legal immigration — is false.
The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday that the federal funding bill will damage civil liberties in two key aspects.
The government extended a December deadline amid a surge of signups.
If approved, the $572.8 billion defense appropriations bill would allocate $58.6 billion for the global war against terrorism.
Jordan Klepper, a correspondent for the Comedy Central show, sat down with some of the people fueling Trump's rise. But he couldn't understand them.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is a target for attack from some of his rivals after the last GOP debate of the year in Las Vegas. Paul Chapman reports.
The controversial tax has garnered opposition from both sides of the aisle.
One of Thailand's largest seafood producers acknowledged that some of its product may come from factories that used modern-day slaves.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that outbreaks have been reported in multiple counties involving mainly unvaccinated children in school settings.
A mysterious Delaware-based LLC bought the Las Vegas Review-Journal, but the Senate's top Democrat has an idea who may be behind it.
Enrollment at for-profit colleges is slipping and angry former students are speaking out. Could ITT Technical Institute be the next for-profit college chain to collapse?
Fed Chair Janet Yellen will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EST to answer questions about the interest rate decision. Click here to watch via live stream.
An initiative launched this month — SmartLabel — aims to satisfy consumers' hunger for health information. Will it really make shopping easier?
As more Americans fear possible terrorist attacks against soft targets, theater chains have asked fans to leave masks and lightsabers at home.
The number of new death sentences plunged 33 percent from 2014 and executions dropped to their lowest since 1991 this year, according to a report.
The U.S. still comes up short on aggressive policies and investments to develop a clean energy boom that drives future growth.
The Boeing 737, carrying 133 passengers and five crew members, departed from Houston Hobby Airport on Tuesday.
Businessman Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, already leading in the polls, gave two of the stronger performances of the night, according to pundits.
Tuesday's Republican debate, hyped as a pro wrestling-style showdown, delivered on fractious close encounters.
Some Republicans saw the removal of Iraq's Saddam Hussein as a necessary step, while others said the U.S. should have focused on its own problems.
Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were split on whether their positions were similar. Cruz denied any commonalities, while Rubio argued they both backed a path to citizenship.
