Tokyo's bid to upgrade the status of a Pacific atoll into an island, and claim an exclusive economic zone around it,...

ALBANY Lawmakers should look at tightening up the states new ethics law after news leaked out of a confidential...

Today's installation of William E. Lori as the 16th archbishop of Baltimore is a noteworthy event, not only for the half-million...

Before leaving the Capitol for the year, Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk, DFL- Cook, bemoaned what he called the...

Dozens of world leaders are heading to the United States to discuss Europe's economic woes and solidify plans for...

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Monday awarded [opinion,...

(Special to The Root) -- The National Rifle Association has strongly supported "Stand your ground" laws, which are...

Steven Powell sits in court during discussion of a question from the jury deliberating his voyeurism t

Vermont's governor has signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique...