AP Source: US to Investigate Ferguson Police
The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old …
Cardinal to Lead St. Pat Parade with 1st Gay Group
Organizers of New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade said Wednesday they will allow the first gay group to march under its own banner.
Ukraine's Leader Talks with NATO About Closer Ties
Undeterred by threats from Russia that Ukraine's NATO ambitions would derail peace talks, Ukraine's leader discussed closer ties with NATO at a meeting Thursday with President Barack Obama and other …
More Violence at Troubled Nashville Juvenile Jail
At a Nashville detention center with a long history of violence, escape attempts and sexual-abuse allegations, more than two dozen teens broke out of a common area and created a …
Leaders: US, UK Will 'Not be Cowed' by Militants
NATO leaders grappled Thursday with whether the alliance has a role in containing a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, as heads of state converged in Wales for a …
Miss. Could Stop Accepting Legal Child Refugees
Catholic and Methodist leaders are scheduled to meet Thursday with Gov. Phil Bryant, asking the state to keep sponsoring a program that resettles children with legal refugee status in Mississippi.
Mississippi Appeals Political Spending Law Ruling
The state of Mississippi is asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverse a lower court ruling found part of a campaign finance law unconstitutional.
A Look at Dangers Posed by the Islamic State Group
The Islamic State militant group that has taken over large parts of Syria and Iraq and declared a self-styled caliphate poses one of the most significant threats to stability in …
Pakistan Lawmakers Back Premier Amid Mass Protests
Pakistan's lawmakers rallied behind the country's embattled prime minister Tuesday in an emergency session, even as thousands of protesters remained camped outside of parliament demanding his ouster.
32 Teens Escape from Nashville Detention Center
Thirty-two teens "overwhelmed" their minders and escaped from a juvenile detention center by crawling under a weak spot in a fence, a state government spokesman said. Hours later Tuesday, eight …
Video Purports to Show Beheading of U.S. Journalist
Islamic State extremists released a video Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff, and warning President Barack Obama that as long as U.S. airstrikes against …
Ukraine Military Routed as Russia Talks Tough
In fields around the eastern Ukrainian village of Novokaterynivka, more than thirty army vehicles lay charred and pulverized into twisted piles of metal Tuesday—the result of a devastating weekend ambush …
Detroit's Historic Bankruptcy Trial Begins
Opening statements in Detroit's historic bankruptcy trial began Tuesday afternoon in federal court, where lawyers for the city will attempt to convince a judge that its plans to wipe out …
MDOC Seeks New Deals at 4 Prisons
The Mississippi Department of Corrections is seeking proposals from private companies to operate four of the state's private prisons.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Cochran Win
A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Sen. Thad Cochran's victory in a Republican primary runoff.
