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Federal judges are looking back to the 18th century to define what constitutes an invasion, weighing a key legal argument for ...

The health care giant's shares are down more than 50% in the last month. That's hurting the powerful U.S. stock-market index.

Criticism of "activist" judges predates the term and has come from both ends of the political spectrum. Democratic and ...

Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue President Trump lacked the authority ...

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is being criminally investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department following ...

Georgia's law that restricts abortion once cardiac activity is detected doesn't allow relatives to have a say in whether a ...

An attorney asked Ventura a series of questions about Ventura admittedly feeling jealous during her relationship with Combs ...

President Trump returns to Washington Friday after a four-day tour through the Gulf where he struck business deals and was treated like royalty by the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE.

Broadway composer Charles Strouse, creator of the hit musicals "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause" and "Annie," died at his home in New York City on Thursday.

A Wisconsin judge is charged with helping an undocumented immigrant evade federal agents. It's a rare prosecution but not unheard of — a similar case unfolded seven years ago in Massachusetts.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow about his new book, "Mark Twain," in which he illuminates the complex life of the writer.