NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- SAC Capital attorneys entered not guilty pleas to the federal criminal charges against the hedge fund at the initial hearing in the case Friday morning.

(CNN) -- North Carolina lawmakers passed a measure that requires residents to present photo identification to vote, joining a handful of other states that have approved the controversial proposal.

(CNN) -- The U.S. Justice Department will not seek the death penalty for U.S. intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, Attorney General Eric Holder wrote to Russian authorities in a letter dated July 23.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. government watchdog found "serious deficiencies" in how the State Department awarded a contract job in Afghanistan, according to a letter from the organization to Secretary of State John Kerry released Thursday.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It's one of the hottest and most controversial issues in front of lawmakers this summer.

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- There is one thing to be said about Attorney General Eric Holder. He has a way with words that makes conservatives furious -- especially when he starts talking about race and the law.

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A natural gas platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico late Tuesday. Officials from Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas Corp say no oil has leaked from the rig.

A Massachusetts State Police sergeant will be on desk duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation over his unauthorized release of photos showing the hunt and capture of one of the Boston bombing suspects.

Three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags last weekend in East Cleveland have been identified. They are Angela Deskins, Shirellda Terry and Shetisha Sheeley.