The top prosecutor for Northern California won't participate in a criminal investigation of failed solar energy company Solyndra because of ties to a law firm involved in the case.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia blames the glut of laws that put state cases, like routine drug offenses, in federal jurisdiction.
As House Republicans request an investigation into whether Attorney General Eric Holder perjured himself in Congress, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is turning up the heat, insisting that Holder come forward and at least admit he knew about Fast and Furious much earlier than he said.
Although Senate Democrats and Republicans had come to a deal to fund the extension of the Refugee Protection Act, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., blocked the bill by demanding an investigation into whether the money could be used to fund domestic terrorists.
House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to investigate whether Attorney General Eric Holder perjured himself in Congress during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on the mishandled gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious, Fox News reported.
Supporters of Amanda Knox hugged, cheered and cried at a Seattle hotel on Monday as the 24-year-old former University of Washington student was cleared of murder by an Italian court and ordered freed from prison.
From the very start, the only reason we've been held hostage is because we're American - These are the words of Josh Fattal, one of the three American hikers who were arrested by the Iranian forces while hiking in the Kurdish region along the Iraq-Iran border in July, 2009.
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt began testifying before a U.S. Judiciary Subcommittee Wednesday over the company's business practices, striking a conciliatory tone with skeptical lawmakers.
Chief Googler Eric Schmidt will stand before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust committee and defend his company against accusations of antitrust and favoritism.
Conservatives and Tea Party groups have found themselves in the unlikely position of agreeing with liberals on immigration as they rally against a bill that would impose mandatory background checks to ensure new hires are eligible to work in the United States.
After waiting for days to get one signature needed for the release of two U.S. hikers in Iran, lawyer Masoud Shafiei said he has finally succeeded in his mission on Wednesday.
Iran is expected to free two American men convicted of espionage on bail Wednesday and turn them over to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, their lawyer told Reuters.
State lawmakers in North Carolina Monday moved ahead on a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage between a man and woman.
A senior police officer said at the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Monday he was not aware of any order to fire on protesters who ousted him, as supporters and opponents of the deposed Egyptian president scuffled inside and outside the courtroom.
Fashi, they allege, was paid $120,000 by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare's hunger strike entered its seventh day on Monday with opposition parties calling for nationwide rallies this week, prompting the government of Premier Manmohan Singh to take tentative steps to open talks.
Even as Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's grip on the country was slipping fast with rebels making headway into the center of Tripoli and international pressure on the four-decade ruler to step down reached its zenith, there are reports that Gadhafi's son Seif Al-Islam has been captured by the rebels while another son, Mohammed, has surrendered.
Anna Hazare whose hunger strike has galvanised millions to hold the biggest protests in decades appeared on Sunday ready to end a standoff with the government, saying he was open to dialogue.
Two Americans held in Iran for more than two years have been convicted as spies and sentenced to eight years' jail, Iranian TV reported on Saturday, a verdict that will further strain already very poor relations with Washington.
Hazare, whose arrest a day earlier sparked protests across the country, rejected the government's offer for his release, choosing to remain in prison until he is permitted to go on a hunger strike.
The police of Northern Ireland reportedly have six water cannons available; such devices don?t exist in England, Wales or Scotland.
David Cameron is pushing England's police force to use new methods of fighting back against rioting and looting across the country.
