Germany is upgrading civil defense infrastructure amid Russian threats, expanding shelters, modernizing alert systems.

Marshall Dennehey is expanding in Pittsburgh, adding on seven attorneys from civil litigation defense firm Walsh Barnes at the end of July as the firm’s founder moves from litigation to mediation.

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(Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP) DAMASCUS, Syria — At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province, officials said Thursday.

Ethiopian lawmakers should reject proposed amendments to the civil society law that would grant the government sweeping powers to restrict nongovernmental organizations.

Civil defense volunteers in yellow vests guided people into shelters, basements, and underground malls. The MRT – Taipei’s gleaming, air-conditioned subway system – kept running, though ...

Federal civil rights office launches investigation into Minnesota over diversity hiring policy The department honed in on a policy by the Department of Human Services requiring managers to provide ...

Obituary for James Fergie Ferguson, longtime civil rights attorney in Charlotte and North Carolina who died at age 82. He helped desegregate schools.

Former Louisville officer Brett Hankison sentenced after violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights, despite DOJ's minimal prison time request.

The forgery and identity theft trial for Vancouver defense attorney Josephine Townsend concluded Thursday with attorneys asking a Lewis County judge to decide who’s lying about faking a court ...

A huge fire has torn through a commercial building in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut, killing dozens of people, local authorities said Thursday.