Politics Oct 05 Alabama redistricting, Facebook threats on Supreme Court docket An overview look at some of the noteworthy cases the Supreme Court will hear this term, which begins Monday.
Politics Oct 01 Court blocks parts of new North Carolina voting law A federal appeals court panel is ordering parts of North Carolina's strict new voting law set aside for next month's elections because it is likely to disenfranchise black voters.
World Sep 29 Justice Department wants Guantanamo hearing on force feeding closed The prisoner has gone on a hunger strike and is protesting force feeding administered by his jailers. The Justice Department argues in a court filing that an open hearing risks unauthorized disclosure of classified information.
Politics Sep 29 Five things Republicans hope to do if they win control of the Senate this fall Without a Democratic majority in the way, Republicans in the Senate will likely take on these five items.
Politics Sep 27 Convicted ex-congressman James Traficant dies at 73 James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress since the Civil War, died Saturday. He was 73.
World Sep 26 IMF approves $130 million for Ebola stricken countries The International Monetary Fund has approved $130 million in emergency aid to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help these West African countries respond to the Ebola outbreak.
World Sep 24 U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State staging area in Syria WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman says the United States executed two airstrikes Wednesday on an Islamic State group staging area in eastern Syria.
World Sep 21 UN Ambassador: Other countries support fight against Islamic State The United States' ambassador to the United Nations says other nations are pledging support for the fight against Islamic State group militants.
Politics Sep 18 Obama ‘pleased’ Congress voted to arm Syrian rebels President Barack Obama says a bipartisan Senate vote to authorize arming and training Syrian rebels shows the world that Americans are united in combating the Islamic State group.
World Sep 15 U.S. reopens embassy in Central African Republic The State Department says it's reopening the U.S. Embassy in the Central African Republic. Operations had been suspended since December 2012 because of sectarian violence.