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The document written by David Barron lays out the legal justification for the overseas targeting of American-born terrorist suspects. Its release could clear Barron's nomination to the federal bench.

State prison populations are declining for the first time in four decades. But at the federal level, incarceration rates are going in the opposite direction.

President Obama called for new measures to protect consumers against identity theft and to safeguard students' electronic privacy.

As yet another batch of emails from her time as secretary of state is set to be released, the Democratic presidential candidate walks a fine legal line in how she talks about them.

Donald Trump drew fire in recent debates for his lack of specifics on how he would change the country's health care system. He released a plan Wednesday that is unlikely to satisfy critics.

The decline in the price of crude oil is translating into job losses in the oilfields and the theft of oil, tools and piping by disgruntled workers.

Hospitals in Maryland would be financially rewarded for keeping people healthy and out of the hospital. The arrangement, once unimaginable, could serve as a model for containing hospital costs elsewhere in the country.

The marriages of more than 900 couples have been put on hold as courts weight in. But "those families should not be asked to endure uncertainty regarding their status as the litigation unfolds," U.S. Attorney General Eric Hold said Friday.

Opening a weekend trip to California, President Barack Obama on Friday will offer millions in federal aid for the drought-stricken state.

The highest minimum wage in the nation just went into effect in Oakland, Calif. But what does that mean for young people and how are businesses making it work?