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Condemned church shooter Roof seeks appellate court mercy

A white supremacist petitioned a court for mercy, asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday to overturn his ...

High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool

The Supreme Court's ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give ...

Jeff Sessions

Trump seeks reconsideration of sanctuary cities ruling

The Trump administration filed court papers Monday aimed at getting a judge to reconsider his ruling blocking the president's ...

Judge: Sound engineer can't publish unreleased Prince tracks

A sound engineer who worked with Prince is barred from publishing or disseminating any unreleased recordings that compromise ...

Supreme Court strikes down 2 NC congressional districts

The Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina Monday because race played too large a role in ...

Justices make it easier for companies to defend patent cases

The Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for companies to defend themselves against patent infringement lawsuits in a ...

Justices won't hear Indiana's appeal in triple murder case

The Supreme Court won't hear Indiana's appeal of a ruling that threw out the conviction and death sentence of an Indiana man ...

Court upholds 'soft money' limits; Gorsuch, Thomas disagree

The Supreme Court is upholding federal limits on political parties' use of so-called soft money for federal elections.

Justices won't hear appeal over release of federal mug shots

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from the Detroit Free Press that asked the government to release mug shots of federal ...

Rebel Wilson

Rebel Wilson's defamation trial against publisher begins

Rebel Wilson was devastated by a series of magazine articles that she says painted her as a liar and subsequently cost her ...

Brazilians call for president to resign after graft charges

Brazilians around the country staged demonstrations Sunday calling for their president to step down after the supreme court ...

Michel Temer

Brazil's leader mounts defense to save his presidency

Fighting to save his job amid a mushrooming corruption scandal, Brazilian President Michel Temer told the nation Saturday ...

Brazil's top prosecutor accuses Temer of obstructing justice

Brazil's top prosecutor is accusing President Michel Temer of corruption and obstruction of justice, according to an ...

Nicolas Maduro

Venezuelan leader to Trump: 'Get your pig hands out of here"

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivered his most scathing critique of U.S. President Donald Trump yet Friday, telling ...

The Latest: Top newspaper calls on Brazil leader to quit

The Latest on Brazil's political crisis (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The newspaper of Brazil's biggest media group is calling ...

US imposes sanctions on Venezuela Supreme Court

The U.S. on Thursday slapped new sanctions on eight members of Venezuela's Supreme Court, accusing them of abusing power and ...

Michel Temer

Brazil's Temer: 'I won't resign' amid corruption allegations

Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday rejected calls for his resignation, saying he will fight allegations that he ...

Donald Trump, Juan Manuel Santos

Trump asks Colombia's help to end Venezuela political crisis

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he intends to work closely with his Colombian counterpart to find a solution to ...

1 in 6 newlyweds' spouse is of different race or ethnicity

More and more Americans are marrying people of different races and ethnicities, reaching at least 1 in 6 newlyweds in 2015, ...

Admiral Robert J Gilbeau

Former admiral gets 18 months in jail for lying

Over two decades, Robert Gilbeau rose through the ranks to Navy admiral and earned a chest-full of honors for his service, ...