Colorado's attorney general announced Friday she would defend the state's marijuana legalization bill against the first of four lawsuits.
It's unclear whether the compensation package offered by the parent company of Germanwings will be supplemented in the future.
Militiamen ready to fight are forced to sit idle as the push to retake the Iraqi city from ISIS is stalled for yet another day.
At least two people remain unaccounted for after the blast in Manhattan's East Village, which injured 22 people and left four in critical condition on Thursday.
Eric Sloan Parker used unreasonable force against Sureshbhai Patel, a U.S. attorney says.
Some doubt reports that young members of an ethnic and religious minority are being targeted by terror-group recruiters.
Chechnya actually offered Mexico weapons to fight the United States. Moscow was not pleased.
As of late Friday local time, Somali forces were still trying to retake the hotel.
Airlines will have to introduce more stringent checks in the wake of Germanwings, experts say.
With anti-tank trenches dug and defensive obstacles in place, construction of the barrier is set to begin in April.
Fully automated aircraft already exist but as many as a third of them crash, an industry consultant says.
The ceasefire deal that hasn't managed to stop fighting is failing in another aspect as well.
Investigators are accusing suspects of bribing a government agency to reduce tax evasion penalties.
India said it is sending two ships to evacuate some 3,500 Indian nationals from Yemen as Saudi-led airstrikes intensify and fighting escalates.
With the Nevada veteran's retirement, the competition to become top Senate Democrat breaks into the open.
A former amateur boxer, Reid has verbally sparred with both reporters and colleagues on the Senate floor.
An Egyptian court deemed Hamas a "terrorist organization" last month, but the ruling was annulled after an Egyptian lawyer withdrew the case.
Experts have suggested that such polls from Russia should be taken with a grain of salt.
“This is the crossroads we face: we take pains to forge peace today, or we count body bags tomorrow,” Philippine President Benigno Aquino said.
Antibiotic resistance is considered “a national security priority” by the government.
Authorities have found evidence indicating that Andreas Lubitz hid an "existing illness" from his employer, but prosecutors declined to say whether it was a physical or mental condition.
The Democratic leader had insisted he would run again for his Nevada seat, which he's held since 1987. But in December he suffered an injury while exercising.
A French pilots' union is filing a lawsuit because information about the plane's last moments were released to the media before they were made known to prosecutors.
There are 14 presidential candidates on the ballot, but national polls have shown the race will come down to President Goodluck Jonathan and rival Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigerian authorities have increased security across the nation, including closing all land and sea borders until after the election.
Although power has since been restored at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, several flights are still being diverted to regional airports.
The Boko Haram headquarters in Gwoza, Nigeria, had been one of the few strongholds it had left in northern Nigeria.
Police officials searched both houses used by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is suspected of crashing Flight 9525 in the Alps.
Congress must find a way to finance government, raise the debt ceiling and fund transportation needs.
The officer was arrested after a year-long joint investigation conducted by the ATF and the FBI.