One of the little-known prerogatives of the U.S. Supreme Court is the justices’ discretion to refuse any case on the merits presented to them for review. Only one in 10 petitions actually gets accepted. But though the justices usually say no, when epic…
The killing of the American-born and raised major figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has re-energized a debate over the legal and moral quandaries of the government deliberately killing a citizen.
U.S.-born Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was the face of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and considered the biggest threat to U.S. homeland security.
The U.S. economy is staring down another recession, according to a forecast from the Economic Cycle Research Institute.
Public health officials on a state and local level should determine where and how antibiotics for anthrax should be stored in their communities in the event of a large-scale anthrax attack, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Nine out of 10 Americans say eonomic conditions are poor — the highest percentage of Barack Obama’s presidency and a big increase from 81% in June, a new CNN/ORC poll shows.
A Republican-appointed commission in Florida could turn the 2012 GOP presidential nominating calendar topsy-turvy Friday if it goes ahead with plans to shift the state’s primary to January 31.
She has the White House staff at her disposal, but that didn’t stop first lady Michelle Obama from making a Target run in a Virginia suburb of Washington Thursday.
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday for demanding changes on the island in order to improve bilateral relations and referred to him as “stupid.”
A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted a 26-year-old man for allegedly plotting to use model airplanes to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.