A Phoenix patrolman shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of black communities. Authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun.
U.S. fast-food workers and supporters marched for higher pay in Chicago, Milwaukee and Boston on Thursday demanding $15 minimum wage and other labor rights. Demonstrations were planned in at least 160 cities around the United States.
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced 185 people to death Tuesday for attacking a police station near Cairo in 2013, which resulted in the deaths of 12 officers. The attack happened on the same day that security forces massacred hundreds of protesters who supported Islamic President Mohammed Morsi, ...
The United States military launched 14 more strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and led 11 strikes in Iraq since Monday, according to U.S. Central command.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts General Hospital admitted a patient possibly infected with the Ebola virus, the hospital said in a statement.
The police officer who applied an unsanctioned chokehold that killed Eric Garner was not indicted Wednesday, according to early reports. A Staten Island grand jury decided not to pursue charges against white police officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was videotaped grabbing the African-American man from ...
Ashton Carter, who served as deputy defense secretary under Leon Panetta and Chuck Hagel, will replace Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources familiar with the situation said.
Chicago\'s city council approved a plan to raise the hourly minimum wage in the city to $13 during the next five years, according to reports on Tuesday. The rise from $8.25 per hour represents a 57 percent raise, and the move, which comes just months before Mayor Rahm Emanuel\'s run for reelection ...
A U.S. Air Force fighter pilot died after his F-16 Falcon crashed in the Middle East late on Sunday in a \"non-combat related incident,\" U.S. military officials said Monday. The pilot was heading back to base when the accident occurred.
Pope Francis pushed for religious freedom and better Christian-Muslim relations on his three-day trip to Turkey, according to reports. The pontiff met with various political and spiritual leaders, prayed at the illustrious Blue Mosque, and defended Islam while condemning terrorism.