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President Obama directed federal agencies Monday to carry out a series of steps intended to reduce gun violence.

The family of a mother of five who was "accidentally" killed by police on Chicago's West Side has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city.

A caricature artist at Universal Orlando Resort was charged with attempted murder after stabbing another artist with a pair of scissors on New Year's day.

The protest at a wildlife refuge in Oregon is a peaceful one, but in the past, standoffs with federal agents have had tragic results.

The North Charleston, South Carolina, officer was granted $500,000 bond after a judge suggested it was taking too long to bring him to trial.

Hours after writing about his plans to become a better man in 2016, Matthew DeRemer was killed by a drunk driver.

The first trading day of 2016 gave stock market investors a taste of the volatility that market analysts say could be the new normal.

The armed protesters holed-up in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon said Monday they're not budging until the government addresses their demands.

This tense, unpredictable stand-off is about much more than a patch of sagebrush and bird habitat. It's about federal control over some 300 million resource-rich acres across 13 Western states,

President Obama, setting out on his final year in office, is anticipating political blowback from congressional Republicans.