AP Source: US to Investigate Ferguson PoliceThe Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in the St. Louis suburb, …
Ukraine's Leader Talks with NATO About Closer TiesUndeterred by threats from Russia that Ukraine's NATO ambitions would derail peace talks, Ukraine's leader discussed closer ties with NATO at a meeting Thursday with President Barack Obama and other NATO leaders in Wales.
More Violence at Troubled Nashville Juvenile JailAt a Nashville detention center with a long history of violence, escape attempts and sexual-abuse allegations, more than two dozen teens broke out of a common area and created a large disturbance in the yard Wednesday night, roaming the area …
Leaders: US, UK Will 'Not be Cowed' by MilitantsNATO leaders grappled Thursday with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a high-stakes summit also focused on the crisis in Ukraine and …
Miss. Could Stop Accepting Legal Child RefugeesCatholic and Methodist leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday with Gov. Phil Bryant, asking the state to keep sponsoring a program that resettles children with legal refugee status in Mississippi.
Mississippi Appeals Political Spending Law RulingThe state of Mississippi is asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverse a lower court ruling found part of a campaign finance law unconstitutional.
A Look at Dangers Posed by the Islamic State GroupThe Islamic State militant group that has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq and declared a self-styled caliphate poses one of the most significant threats to stability in the Middle East in years. But what danger does it …
Pakistan Lawmakers Back Premier Amid Mass ProtestsPakistan's lawmakers rallied behind the country's embattled prime minister Tuesday in an emergency session, even as thousands of protesters remained camped outside of parliament demanding his ouster.
32 Teens Escape from Nashville Detention CenterThirty-two teens "overwhelmed" their minders and escaped from a juvenile detention center by crawling under a weak spot in a fence, a state government spokesman said. Hours later Tuesday, eight were still on the run.
Video Purports to Show Beheading of U.S. JournalistIslamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against the militant group continue, "our knife will continue to strike …
Ukraine Military Routed as Russia Talks ToughIn fields around the eastern Ukrainian village of Novokaterynivka, more than thirty army vehicles lay charred and pulverized into twisted piles of metal Tuesday—the result of a devastating weekend ambush by separatist forces.
Detroit's Historic Bankruptcy Trial BeginsOpening statements in Detroit's historic bankruptcy trial began Tuesday afternoon in federal court, where lawyers for the city will attempt to convince a judge that its plans to wipe out billions of dollars in debt should be approved.
MDOC Seeks New Deals at 4 PrisonsThe Mississippi Department of Corrections is seeking proposals from private companies to operate four of the state's private prisons.