US Court: NSA Phone Record Gathering Is Illegal
A U.S. appeals court in New York ruled Thursday that the National Security Agency’s program to collect phone records of Americans is illegal.
Baltimore Mayor Seeks Federal Investigation of City’s Police Department
The U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland will ask the United States Justice Department to investigate the city’s police department.
Officials look for links between Islamic State and Texas attack
U.S. officials are trying to learn if there are any links between the Islamic State group and two gunmen who attacked a gathering in Garland, Texas Sunday.
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Shooting in Texas
The Islamic State militant group said it is responsible for an attack Sunday on a large meeting place near Dallas, Texas.
Obama Chooses Joe Dunford for Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair
President Barack Obama has nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford, Jr. as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
City of Baltimore Lifts Nighttime Curfew
The mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, has cancelled a nighttime curfew in the U.S. city.
More Republican Candidates Enter Presidential Race
And three more Americans are making plans to become candidates for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.
Texas Police Kill Two Gunmen
Police in Texas shot and killed two men Sunday outside a building where what organizers described as a free speech event was taking place.
Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Death of Black Man
The chief prosecutor in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland has announced charges against six police officers in the case of the death of a 25-year-old black man.
Baltimore Police End Investigation of Freddie Gray’s Death
Police in Baltimore, Maryland, have completed their investigation into the death of a young black man in police detention.