Laws

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a number of animal welfare bills into law today, including a ban on the sale of foie gras.

A man in New Orleans was arrested Wednesday for pretending to be a handicapped brother named "Cory" who needed home care nurses to change his diaper.

Under Spanish law, it is only considered rape or sexual assault if physical force or intimidation is used. Because the 14-year-old girl was drunk, the 5 men were charged with the lesser offense of sexual abuse.

A Michigan judge has blocked a ban of flavored vapes, bucking a nationwide trend that has seen the smoking equipment be banned across multiple states.

A man in Alabama just had his sentence changed so that he'll be getting out of prison soon. He's served 36 years after attempting to steal $50.75 from a bakery.

Nearly a dozen conservative states have passed laws restricting abortion access in 2019.

"Given the potential for abortion to become a tool of eugenic manipulation, the Court will soon need to confront the constitutionality of laws like Indiana's," Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his opinion.

Los Angeles International Airport has seen arrests surge 166 percent since marijuana was legalized across the state of California in 2016.

President Trump quickly brushed off the idea of meeting with leaders of Central American countries to resolve immigration issues, telling Fox News: "No I don't need a summit. I think we've done very well without a summit."

Nordic countries are praised for gender equality, but I saw first-hand the failure of our legislation on rape.

Under Brunei's strict interpretation of Islamic law, sodomy and adultery are punishable either by death by stoning or by 100 lashes.

"If you read Scriptures, it tells them the road to hell is wide and broad, but the road to heaven is narrow and straight."

"He knowingly and flagrantly disregarded the law and that's unacceptable to us."

The congresswoman-elect made the comments in an Instagram video.

For the first time in recent history, gun control groups were poised to outspend the NRA in this election cycle.

"If they had protection inside, the results would have been far better," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One on Saturday.

Many said the move was intended to erase the recognition of transgender Americans.

Irish Bishop of Ossary Dermot Farrell called preserving his country's abortion laws "the most important social and justice issue of our time."

The couple "failed to identify a fundamental right" that was being restricted, Judge John Ross wrote.

The Kenyan official made the statement during Sudan's, the world's last male northern white rhino, funeral on Saturday.

California's DMV is expected to approve the rules allowing completely driverless cars on Monday.

During a powerful address in Tallahassee, Prado lamented the failure of a system that allowed Cruz to purchase a gun.

"The momentum behind marijuana law reform will not only continue but increase as we head into 2018."

Hybrid strains like AK-47 and low dose edibles like Kivia Petra Mints were all the rage in 2017.

Don't worry. The weed wine is guaranteed hangover-free.

Should avoiding vaccines be treated like a crime? Increasingly it is.

Looking at you, Mitt Romney.

In total, Trump has signed 55 bills into law since becoming president, and only two created new policy.

American Green Inc. purchases the tiny town of Nipton for $5 million.

Booker's Marijuana Justice Act would also expunge criminal convictions for use and possession.