European Union (EU) antitrust regulators fined Facebook 122 million dollars on Thursday for misleading information regarding a deal for WhatsApp . The European Commission , found that in order to avoid anti-trust concerns, Facebook...
The Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would reinstate the death penalty. The House voted a 24-16 on House Bill 125, designated the Extreme Crimes Protection Act . The bill requires juries to...
US President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. Trump said he acted under direction from both the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. A letter written to...
Turkey blocked the website Wikipedia on Saturday deeming it a threat to national security. Opponents say Turkey's choice to block the website further supports rights groups and Turkey's Western allies opinion that...
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to lift restrictions placed on offshore oil drilling. According to a statement , about 94 percent of the US Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was either off-limits to or...
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe commuted a death row inmate's sentence on Thursday stating the conviction was flawed. Ivan Teleguz was sentenced to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2001. McAuliffe stayed the execution of...
Human Rights Watch and other advocacy groups urged UN Secretary General on Thursday to investigate alleged abuse against LGBT people in Chechnya. According to the open letter about 100 gay and bisexual men have been detained,...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans on Tuesday to implement a series of actions that will support the public safety on Native American lands. The initiative is hoped to improve relations between federal authorities and "Native America."...
Amnesty International (AI) released a statement on Thursday calling for Arkansas to halt the execution of eight death row prisoners. Arkansas has scheduled these execution to take place within short time spans of each other in...
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on Wednesday that terminally ill Noel Conway can proceed with challenge of the country's law against assisted dying. Noel Conway, a retired college lecturer, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in...