The civil war in Syria is a growing source of tension between the United States and Russia.

Chinese pro-life dissident Chen Guangcheng has charged that New York University is being pressured by China's communist regime to boot him off campus. 

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voters is illegal. 

Detroit's Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr gave just two options to those creditors gathered in downtown Detroit on Friday: Go along with my proposal now, and you'll get the best deal you can. Don't, and you'll get less, it'll cost more, and it will take longer.

Though most media have almost disregarded out of hand the government’s daily violations of the Fourth Amendment, they don’t like it when journalists are spied upon.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed a bill designed to protect the rights of students, teachers, and others to celebrate Christmas and other religious holidays in public schools.

The U.S. deployed 300 Marines and a missile system along Syria's border with Jordan as Obama prepares to ship weapons to al-Qaeda-led rebel forces in Syria.

Aldous Huxley's vision of a completely controlled and organized society where human individuality is subsumed by the state is becoming a reality.

The Obama administration announced that it "strongly objects" to an amendment in the National Defense bill that would protect the religious freedoms of America's military personnel.

Facebook has revealed that the account details of between 18,000 and 19,000 of its users were given to the federal government.