Republican lawmakers aim to pass bill requiring a stricter screening process from Syrian refugees. Democratic Leader, Harry Reid, says the bill will not be passed. White House stated that President Barack Obama promises to veto the bill if it gets to him.
As the United States enacts more and more progressive laws, some secular communities protest as they claim protection for their First Amendment rights, as in the case of pharmacists forced to stock abortion-inducing pills in their pharmacies.
The fate of the 390 inmates on Florida's death row was uncertain. The American Bar Association said Florida should hold off on pending executions until the courts and lawmakers have.
Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is finally back in chains after he was recaptured last January 8 following a trail based on Guzman’s secret interview with Hollywood actor Sean Penn. El Chapo, with his release, is facing a possible extradition to US.
An act of compassion was shown by the churches in Arizona as it offered its churches as temporary shelters for those immigrants charged with deportation.
The U.S. legalization of medical marijuana has caused stir and some effect to Mexican pot business. A decline in profit by 70% is already predicted by the Mexican farmers.
U.S. President Barack Obama is taking another step towards security. As the threat of terrorism occurs, the president is proposing a stricter measure for gun ownership.
Pres. Barack Obama has signed the bill issued to stop manufacturers from mixing microbeads to their products – following several research stating the plastic materials’ harmful effects to the environment.
The US Supreme Court is planning to update its DUI law. When a person is accused of drunk driving, he or she may not be able to refuse to give an alcohol, breath, or blood sample.
President Barack Obama signed Every Student Succeeds Act, which replaces former President Bush's No Child Left Behind. ESSA is said to bring major changes in the nation, as it will assign more authority to certain states interms of education control.
Another proposals have been submitted to the Legislature to legalize the use of marijuana in the United States. The Secretary of State William F. Galvin said that the proposals are now on their way on the 2016 ballot.
U.S. prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as the United States investigates the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade.
Iran violated a U.N. Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, a team of sanctions monitors said, leading to calls in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday for more sanctions on Tehran.
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and became a Taliban prisoner for five years, will face court-martial with a potential life sentence, the Army said on Monday.
The trial of one of China's most high profile human rights lawyers, on charges of inciting ethnic hatred and provoking trouble, lasted just three hours on Monday, with police blocking diplomats, foreign reporters and protesters from the Beijing court.
From the suburbs of Los Angeles to the outskirts of Washington, D.C., mosques around the United States are warily stepping up security in the face of growing fears about reprisals on American Muslims.
Global powers on Sunday backed the formation of a national unity government in Libya, pledging economic and security support to help stabilize the chaotic North African country where Islamic State militants have a foothold.
Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and some finding its way to Turkey, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
