After Illinois became the 50th state to enact concealed-carry legislation, it is now perfectly legal to carry a concealed firearm in public everywhere in the country except for Washington, D.C., with varying restrictions on who exactly is allowed to carry and where he or she can do so.
According to a survey, a majority of people across the globe feel that corruption has worsened in their countries, and that their governments are ineffective in combating it.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) commended 16 U.S. rail and mass transit agencies for earning the TSA's highest rating for maintaining strong security programs.
A privacy rights group plans to ask the Supreme Court to stop the NSA phone surveillance program that collects the telephone records of millions of Americans.
School districts in Illinois will now be required to conduct safety drills to prepare for a possible shooting under legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law.
Thieves stole 752 cases of Spirit of the Tsars Golden Vodka from a Miami area customs warehouse, busting a case-sized hole through a concrete wall to grab their pricey loot.