The president is making changes that include banning solitary confinement for juvenile offenders and for prisoners who have committed low-level infractions.
The former secretary of state says a new report that some emails on her private server exceeded the "Top Secret" classification is "an effort to inject" controversy into her campaign.
The firm is under investigation for its marketing and sale of mortgage-backed securities. If finalized, the settlement will reduce company earnings for the last three months of 2013 by $1.5 billion.
Chicago's department is the latest to be in the spotlight for shooting a black man, which critics say is evidence of a long history of the city's police using excessive force on minorities.
Ronald Johnson, the state's attorney Anita Alvarez found, had a gun in his hand as he ran away from police. But, Alvarez, said that doesn't mean the officer didn't feel threatened.
The Justice Department will look into the Chicago Police Department's use of force and the accountability within the department of officers who use excessive force.
The Federal Communications Commission has announced an investigation into a California firm after a Reuters report revealed that its radio broadcasts are backed by the Chinese government.
James Comey said police restraint, born from increased scrutiny in the wake of high-profile police killings, may be contributing to an uptick in violent crimes in some cities.
DOJ finds there is no evidence to support a criminal prosecution over the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of conservative non-profit political groups.