The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has asked a judge to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has violated his rights to defend himse...

A federal judge said that the IRS broke the law by illegally sharing thousands of taxpayers’ addresses with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Publisher Ann Godoff, who helped shape modern American book culture and launched many bestsellers, has died at age 76

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat

A DHS official is promising top state election administrators that immigration agents will not be at polling places during November's midterm election

A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group

A man who randomly punched a woman walking down a Manhattan street nearly two years ago has been convicted of hate crime charges for that assault and several others

A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle...

A car chase involving federal immigration enforcement officers has led to a muti-vehicle crash in Newark, New Jersey