A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act
US military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people
South Sudanese army officer and soldiers arrested over death of UN staff member
A United Nations staff member has been found dead in South Sudan after being taken into custody by security personnel
Jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5M to woman with cancer who used talcum powder
A Minnesota jury has awarded $65.5 million to a woman who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing mesothelioma
Advocates raise alarms after Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction
Defenders of a Wisconsin judge found guilty of felony obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal officers are raising alarms about judicial independence and say they hope the conviction will be overturned on appeal
UN elects former Iraqi President Barham Salih as head of refugee agency
The United Nations General Assembly has approved former Iraqi President Barham Salih as the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, its first from the Middle East since the late 1970s
US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones
Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud scheme
Five new defendants have been charged in connection with a Minnesota housing services fraud scheme
Arizona jury sentences man to death in string of killings in metro Phoenix during 2017
A jury has sentenced a man to death in six murders in metro Phoenix in 2017, but was undecided on the punishment for his convictions in the killings of his mother and stepfather
What to know about the Arizona serial killings that resulted in the death penalty
An Arizona man has been sentenced to death in a string of fatal shootings in metro Phoenix in 2017