The National Meat Association says a California law mandating humane treatment and euthanization of animals is preempted by a federal meat inspection law.
Long Island voters in Nassau and Suffolk counties Tuesday trended Democratic, with Democrats retaking the Suffolk County Executive’s post and upping their seats in the Nassau County Legislature. They regained control of the Long Beach City Council.
Karen Kraushaar, one of the former National Restaurant Association employees who received a settlement after accusing then-CEO Herman Cain of sexual harassment, says she wants to hold a joint press conference with the other three women who have made allegations against Cain.
Fifty-eight percent of Mississippi voters rejected the so-called Personhood Amendment on Tuesday.
A powerful Republican state Senate leader who championed Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for early removal from office in a historic recall election, returns showed Tuesday night.
Ohio voters Tuesday rejected the federal health care law and chose to preserve the freedom to choose their health coverage.
A powerful Republican state Senate leader who spearheaded Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for defeat Tuesday night in a historic recall election, early returns showed.
Mississippi voters rejected a ballot initiative Tuesday to declare that a human life begins at conception. The measure would have effectively banned abortions in the state and legally challenged abortion rights nationwide as it conflicts with the Supreme Court 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions.
State governments would be able to collect online sales taxes under a bill due to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, said sources familiar with the bill.
Justice Stephen Breyer likened a scenario of warrantless use of GPS technology to George Orwell's 1984.
The Supreme Court has chipped away at the length and severity of sentences imposed on juveniles.
An appellate court in Washington, D.C., became the fourth to issue a ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
Long Island voters in Nassau and Suffolk counties are choosing new local officials Tuesday as both counties continue to battle a sour economy and Nassau is trying to avoid bankruptcy.
A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.
The 24/7 nature of Occupy Wall Street and its offshoots distinguish this protest movement from others that relied more on rallies.
Japan's Olympus admitted on Tuesday it hid losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, bowing to weeks of pressure to explain a series of baffling transactions that have put the future of the firm in doubt.
Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.
Japan's Olympus admitted for the first time on Tuesday that controversial acquisitions had been used to cover up losses on securities investments dating back to the 1980s, succumbing to weeks of pressure that has battered the company's share price.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday decided to grant a stay of execution for death row inmate Hank Skinner who was schedule to be executed on Wednesday. The court decided to stay his execution to allow for time to review the changes in the DNA statute as it pertains to Skinner's case.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega won re-election by a huge margin on Sunday, beating the conservative Fabio Gadea with 62 percent of the total votes after 86 percent of polling stations reported results.
A DNA test on Hank Skinner could prove him to be innocent of the 1995 murder of his live-in girlfriend Twila Busby and her two adult sons.
In his second run for Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's campaign team has been witnessing a favorable trend among the female voters in the recent independent polls, which clearly wasn't the case in the 2008 campaign.
