The cost of having documents translated is not covered under a federal statute that requires the losing party in litigation to pay for “compensation for interpreters,” the Supreme Court held Monday. The decision reverses an award of $5,517.20 in costs ...

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will consider shutting down a legal challenge to a law that lets the United States eavesdrop on overseas communications. A federal appeals court ruled last year that a lawsuit filed by lawyers, journalists ...

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SEATTLE — The Army says murder charges have been filed against a Washington-based sergeant accused of killing five other soldiers in May 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq. The charges against Sgt. John Russell were listed in a ...

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WASHINGTON — The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with plans to close dozens of mail processing centers, saying on Thursday it can no longer wait as Congress remains deadlocked over how to help. At a news briefing, ...

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National foreclosure filings in April hit the lowest monthly total since July 2007, a new report by the data firm RealtyTrac shows. The filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were reported on 188,780 properties in the ...

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WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the United States. The unusual coalition of Democrats, libertarians and tea partyers ...

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WASHINGTON — Dozens of world leaders are heading to the United States to discuss Europe’s economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the Afghanistan war. The leaders will join President Barack Obama on Friday at Camp David in the ...

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WASHINGTON — Drowning in red ink, the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported a quarterly loss of $3.2 billion and blamed Congress for blocking the agency’s cost-cutting efforts to offset declining mail volume and mounting costs for future retiree health ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the first president to endorse the politically explosive idea and injecting a polarizing issue into the 2012 race for the White House. Obama’s announcement, after refusing ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system. A special 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that any such ...

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