America's overcrowded prisons, treatment of illegal immigrants, and use of targeted killing all qualify as human-rights abuses, HRW says.
Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia is a leading candidate to become secretary of labor, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters Thursday.
Victoria Secret is capitalizing on the controversy surrounding Beyonce’s lip-syncing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” with a video where models mouth words to a Maroon 5 song.
The Senate approved of the legislation in a 64 to 34 vote, which will prevent the U.S. from hitting its debt limit until May 19.
Individual donors will be able to contribute a total $5,200 per candidate in the next election cycle. Here's a breakdown of the new rules.
Senators will grill Obama's defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel Thurs. during his confirmation hearing.
A 15-year-old honor student and "overachiever" was shot and killed in a Chicago park a week after performing at Obama's Inauguration.
Big government is not the economy’s friend this year. Taxes, regulations and more intervention will take its toll.
As expected, Sen. John Kerry will be the next secretary of State, as the full Senate has given its approval -- minus three Republicans.
President Obama's definition of a Native American during his illegal immigration speech caused Twitter to erupt with posts.
Shannon Watts founded One Million Moms for Gun Control after the Sandy Hook massacre. She's not going to relent, and here she explains why.
Just weeks after Jeff Zucker took over at CNN, the network is already seeing changes. Chris Cuomo is getting a morning show. Erin Burnett may join him. James Carville is out, and so is managing editor Mark Whitaker.
Study examines brain damage and heart conditions.
In addition to encouraging Congress to adopt LGBT-inclusive language, Obama is expected to call for a realistic path to citizenship.
If John Kerry's nomination is approved, he will be the first white, male secretary of state in 16 years, and the first male since 2005.
LeBron James and the Miami Heat were welcomed to the White House by President Obama for becoming 2012 NBA Champions.
On Monday, the United States Senate approved a $50.5 billion Superstorm Sandy relief bill. The aid package has been debated for several months and passed the senate by a 62-36 vote; the senators who opposed the bill were all Republicans
The defeated vice presidential candidate urged conservatives to wait for Obama's second-term promises to fall short, then take the lead.
However, the popular DREAM Act is notably absent from a plan that aims to simplify the process of legalization for undocumented immigrants.
An anonymous Glencore Trader answered questions ranging from “How much do you make?” to “Would you get fired if they knew you did this?”
Though President Obama is a noted fan of football, he stated in a recent interview that if he had a son, he would be extremely cautious before letting the hypothetical child play football due to the extreme physical toll it can take on a body.
U.S. fiscal sequestration is likely, according to Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee.