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A bill would eliminate certain requirements for buying health insurance and end federal funding to Planned Parenthood for a year.

The incident is still under investigation, but police said the evidence suggests it was an accident.

After only two months of medical marijuana sales, Illinois has collected over $100,000 in taxes.

DeKalb County Police Chief John Conroy reportedly said that a man “armed with a knife" held a woman and 11 children hostage near Atlanta.

U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang accused the lawyer of hiding evidence in the fatal shooting of the black man in 2011.

The Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, reopened Monday for the first time since the Dec. 2 shootings that left 14 dead.

The company maintains that it offers customers a game of skill, not a gambling endeavor.

The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a law that has shuttered nearly half the clinics in the state.

The president is set to announce executive actions Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in America.

Armed protesters occupying a federal building in Oregon have said they will not budge until their demands are met.

For more than 15 percent of women, giving birth will result in pelvic injuries that will not heal.

A South Carolina judge said a trial delay prompted a reversal of his decision to deny bail to Michael Slager in the death of Walter Scott.

A federal policy was updated Monday to clarify when people, on the basis of mental illness, cannot buy or own a firearm.

Sites offering cannabis are scheduled to open in January, more than a year after the Compassionate Care Act became law.

The Dow dropped nearly 300 points Monday, with history showing that slow trading in January can sometimes set the tone for the rest of the year.

Did you know the kings were named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar?

The state’s Fair Pay Act, which took effect Friday, puts the burden of proof on the employer to pay equitable wages.

The president said Monday that he is well within his executive authority to enact measures against gun violence.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents rounded up 121 people over the weekend, Homeland Security confirmed.

Chik-fil-A’s three-story restaurant in Manhattan will remain closed as it works to fix health inspection violations.

About 64 percent of Americans rated Bill Clinton’s presidency favorably in 2014.

Some social justice advocates scoffed at media descriptions of those participating in the standoff as a “militia,” instead of “terrorists.”

Rep. Jim McDermott, a liberal stalwart, was reportedly set to announce his retirement Monday. The district is solidly Democratic.

Women in Oregon no longer need a doctor’s prescription for birth control. California is expected to follow suit soon.

The Magnolia State is the last in the U.S. to publicly fly a flag featuring the Confederate symbol.

A McDonald’s worker was stabbed to death early Monday morning at a Bronx location. The suspect is at large.

The FBI issued a statement to the press Monday on the militiamen’s occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge center.

Kevin Matthews, an unarmed black man wanted for a probation violation, was killed by police in Dearborn two days before Christmas.

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s scheduled executive action on gun control, a leading GOP presidential candidate is planning to give away a gun.