UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.
The US government has filed sealed criminal charges against Edward Snowden, who admitted leaking secrets about classified US surveillance programs.
US President Barack Obama on Friday nominated former Deputy Attorney General James Comey as the next FBI director.
Immigration legislation offering the prize of US citizenship is swiftly gaining ground in the Senate following agreement on dramatic steps aimed at securing the border with Mexico.
US stocks plummeted more than 2 percent Thursday following a sell-off on Wednesday that was triggered by fears that the Federal Reserve would reduce its aggressive economic stimulus program later this year.
Brazil's biggest protests in two decades intensified on Thursday despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday charged a China-based company.
Obama plans to officially nominate former Deputy Attorney General James Comey to replace Robert Mueller as next director of the FBI.
The fate of former US government contractor and NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden is still hanging in the balance, analysts said on Thursday.
Private jet ready to take Snowden to Iceland
Canada will dispatch dozens of military personnel to support the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
A total of 1,538 cases of infection with influenza A (H1N1) virus were reported across Venezuela by June 8。
President Barack Obama defended U.S. anti-terrorism tactics on a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, telling wary Germans Washington was not spying on the emails of ordinary citizens.
The United States uses drones for surveillance in some limited law enforcement situations, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Wednesday.