A Texas grand jury has indicted the trooper who arrested Sandra Bland on perjury charges, and the Texas Department of Public Safety has said it will fire the trooper. Bland was found dead hanging in her cell days after her arrest
The anti-government activists who took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon are going to face federal charges when the siege is over, the local sheriff said. The group has been holed up at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon
North Korea's claims that it detonated a hydrogen bomb are not consistent with independent analysis, the White House press secretary said. The nuclear test was widely condemned, including by the U.N. Security Council
Sluggers Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, with Griffey setting the record for the highest vote percentage in Hall of Fame history
Drought and extreme heat dramatically reduced production of key crops during the second half of the 20th century and will likely pose an increasingly dramatic problem in the coming decades, according to new research
The Los Angeles County District Attorney declined to file charges in two sexual assault accusations involving Bill Cosby. One case was dismissed due to lack of evidence and the other for being past the statue of limitations
The GOP-led Congress for the first time sent legislation to President Barack Obama repealing his signature health law, fulfilling a promise to Republican voters in a presidential election year but inviting a certain veto
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency over a massive natural-gas leak that has been spewing up to 1,200 tons of methane daily into a Los Angeles neighborhood for months, along with other gases
Chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak at one of its restaurants in California. The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in conjunction with the FDA
The chief justice of Alabama's supreme court ordered state officials to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but legal experts say the effect of his order is likely to be minimal and short-lived
A team of Australian geologists have unearthed a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite that appears to have traveled from farther away than Mars, retrieving it just hours before heavy rainfall would have washed it away. The 3.7-lb. (1.7 kg) meteorite plunged to Earth in late November
Millions of Americans will vie for a chance to win an estimated $500 million Powerball jackpot, which grew by $50 million just hours before the drawing due to high ticket sales. The big winner will have beat incredible — one in 292.2 million — odds
If Africa is doing so well, why are so many Africans risking their lives to leave?
