Court Examines Charges in 2010 BP Disaster DeathsProsecutors tried Tuesday to persuade a federal appeals court to reinstate some of the manslaughter charges against two BP employees in a case arising from the deaths of 11 workers in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf …
People of the Day: U.S. Supreme CourtThe issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals that oppose some or all contraception as immoral is how far the Obama administration must go to accommodate them.
63 Abducted Females Escape Extremists in NigeriaMore than 60 Nigerian girls and women abducted by Islamic extremists two weeks ago have managed to escape, officials said Monday, though more than 200 girls who were kidnapped in April remain missing.
3 Bridges Blown Up in Ukraine to Block Rebel CityThree bridges on key roads leading into the Ukrainian city of Donetsk were blown up Monday — an apparent attempt to slow down any possible assault by government forces on the rebel-held stronghold.
Australia Returns Asylum Seekers to Sri LankaAustralia's government confirmed Monday that it had handed over a boatload of asylum seekers to Sri Lankan authorities in a transfer at sea.
Miss. Works Out Foster Care ProposalMississippi officials and a group that sued over the state's child welfare system have reached a third settlement.
U.S. Hiring Surges as Unemployment Dips to 6.1 Pct.U.S. employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008.
Camps Trade Sharp Words About Miss. Senate RunoffA campaign adviser for Sen. Thad Cochran says it's time for challenger Chris McDaniel to "put up or shut up" about claims of people voting illegally in last week's Republican primary runoff.
NSA's Internet Monitoring Said to be LegalThe first time the bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board dissected a National Security Agency surveillance program, it found fundamental flaws, arguing in a January report that the NSA's collection of domestic calling records "lacked a viable legal foundation" …
New VA Secretary Nominee Not a Health Care ExpertA onetime Army Ranger and former CEO of a Fortune 500 consumer products company, Robert McDonald may face his toughest challenge yet in fixing the huge, scandal-plagued Veterans Affairs Department.
Often-Split Court Agrees Your Privacy MattersSupreme Court justices found more common ground than usual this year, and nowhere was their unanimity more surprising than in a ruling that police must get a judge's approval before searching the cellphones of people they've arrested.
McDaniel Not Giving Up GOP Runoff Against CochranChris McDaniel has presented no evidence to support his claim that voter fraud pushed Senate incumbent Thad Cochran to victory in Mississippi's GOP runoff. And without evidence, the tea party-backed hopeful is going to have a tough time overturning Cochran's …
Obama Vows to Act Alone, Taunts RepublicansPresident Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass a divided Congress that has thwarted his policy initiatives.
Judge Strikes Down Kentucky's Gay Marriage BanA federal judge in Kentucky struck down the state's ban on gay marriage on Tuesday, though the ruling was temporarily put on hold and it was not immediately clear when same-sex couples could be issued marriage licenses.
The issue in more than four dozen lawsuits from faith-affiliated charities, colleges and hospitals that oppose some or all contraception as immoral is how far the Obama administration must go to accommodate them.
U.S. employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008.