TED CRUZ IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE PRESIDENT

Ted Cruz R-Tex. is not a natural-born citizen and therefore is not eligible to be president or vice president of the United States... READ MORE›

BP TO PAY A?12BN FOR GULF OIL SPILL

BP has reached an 18.7bn 12bn settlement with the US Department of Justice DoJ following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

JITTERS IN TECH WORLD OVER NEW CHINESE SECURITY LAW

Segal added that one recourse would be to argue through the World Trade Organization that what China considers national security concerns are not valid... READ MORE›

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS COUNTY CLERKS CAN REFUSE GAY COUPLES

Supreme Court ruling requiring states to allow same-sex marriage Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Sunday... READ MORE›

U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY

The Obama administration said 16.4 million previously uninsured people have gained health insurance since the law was enacted... READ MORE›

FORMER BLACK PANTHER FREED AFTER 43 YEARS IN US PRISON

An US man kept in solitary confinement for 43 years has been released after his murder conviction was overturned on appeal... READ MORE›

COURT LACKS MORAL AUTHORITY TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE

Rather, this ruling, like the abortion ruling, all but ensures America will not achieve broad social consensus on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›

PFIZER TO BUY ALLERGAN IN $160 BILLION DEAL

Pfizer shareholders would control of 56 percent of the combined company... READ MORE›

Dr Craig Spencer A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital... READ MORE›

SUPREME COURT BLOCKS OBAMA'S CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN

Now the Environmental Protection Agency must halt enforcement of the so-called Clean Power Plan until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C... READ MORE›

MEXICAN HIGH COURT OPENS DOOR TO LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Medical marijuana legalization bills are being debated in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico, the group said... READ MORE›

EDITORIAL SHOWDOWN ON ABORTION AT THE SUPREME COURT

Meanwhile, Texas law does not require these same staffing and equipment standards for clinics that perform procedures with far higher complication rates, like colonoscopies... READ MORE›

JUDGE ORDERS BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER TO PAY $100M TO VICTIMS

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole denied the motion for a new trial Friday... READ MORE›

NEW HEARING BEGINS IN IRAN FOR WASHINGTON POST CORRESPONDENT JASON REZAIAN

Rezaian 39 is accused of engaging in espionage on behalf of the United States government and conducting activities against Iran IRNA reported... READ MORE›

OBAMA CALLS FOR RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT

In March, Obama called the Voting RIghts Act one of the crowning achievements of our democracy... READ MORE›

DON'T USE RELIGION TO DENY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

President Obama says he respects religious liberty but it cannot be used to deny marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples who are entitled to them... READ MORE›

FOOD THEFT IN ITALY MAY NOT BE A CRIME COURT RULES

Mr. Colombo, the former member of the Supreme Court of Cassation, said he believed that the decision in the Ostriakov case was correct... READ MORE›

NEW YORK'S ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SPIRE LIT BLUE, WHITE AND RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH FRANCE

Paris attacks New York's One World Trade Center spire lit blue, white and red in solidarity with France... READ MORE›

DOCTOR LEGALLY ASSISTS PATIENT TO DIE IN FIRST KNOWN CANADIAN CASE

A Quebec City patient has died with the help of a doctor in the first known case since the province allowed medical aid in dying... READ MORE›

PFIZER TO BUY HOSPIRA FOR $15 BILLION TO BOLSTER HOSPITAL PRODUCTS

The proposed acquisition is Pfizer's largest since the New York company failed in its attempt to buy AstraZeneca Plc AZN... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON COP FIRED AFTER POSTING PHOTO WEARING CONFEDERATE FLAG BOXER SHORTS TO FACEBOOK

Charleston police officer fired after posting photo wearing Confederate flag boxer shorts to Facebook... READ MORE›

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING FACES RELIGIOUS RIGHTS BATTLE IN TEXAS

Supreme Court ruling a new battle for same-sex marriage erupted in Texas where government leaders asserted their citizens religious liberties trumped the individual right to marry... READ MORE›

Related Stories Torture is still rife in Mexico and is routinely used to extract confessions, according to a new report by human rights organisation Amnesty International... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA APPOINTS PROSECUTOR LORETTA LYNCH AS FIRST BLACK FEMALE US ATTORNEY GENERAL

President Barack Obama has appointed federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of US attorney general, he will announce today... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON, ELLEN DEGENERES OFFER ONLINE SUPPORT FOR GAY CHILD

Ellen Degeneres came out publicly on the cover of Time magazine... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS GUN CONTROL LAWS ARE THE 'GREATEST FRUSTRATION OF MY PRESIDENCY'

Despite experiencing prior roadblocks in congress, President Obama said that he will not stop pursuing gun control regulations during the final 18 months of his presidency... READ MORE›

TENSIONS BUILD AS SUPREME COURT READIES BLOCKBUSTER RULINGS

Many legal experts predict the court will legalize gay marriage nationwide by finding that the U.S... READ MORE›

SUPREME COURT TEMPORARILY BLOCKS LOUISIANA ABORTION LAW

The abortion providers contend the law was designed to shut down abortion clinics by requiring hospital admitting privileges that are difficult for their doctors to secure... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE DMITRY RYBOLOVLEV'S SPLIT FROM HIS WIFE IS FINALISED

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev and his ex-wife Elena yesterday announced they had reached a deal to settle their divorce following a messy eight-year legal battle... READ MORE›