Despite past miserable experiences with hospitals, the parents of an autistic son were overwhelmed by how kindly he was treated during his most recent trip.
Kevin Briggs had received zero training on how to deal with suicidal people - but over the course of his career, he managed to save over 200 people.
These non-violent offenders were not breaking into an SUV to steal anything; they were simply trying to help a distressed couple unlock their car door.
Two kids from North Carolina are being praised for their heartwarming display of reverence earlier this week.
Even though dialing 911 is meant for emergencies, this police dispatcher did not hesitate to help a troubled youngster on the other end of the line.
This little boy spent two days lost in the woods amidst freezing temperatures and pouring rain – and he allegedly survived thanks to a furry friend.
A judge told Tennessee officials on Monday to stop enforcing new rules that have been used to arrest dozens of Occupy protesters in Nashville. The decision was a victory for the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, which cited the people's right to peaceful assembly.
A North Texas police department is handing out gift cards instead of tickets, rewarding good traffic habits and living up to their motto, To Protect and Serve.
The United States Supreme Court ruled that an Alabama law that gave juveniles convicted of murder mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole was unconstitutional. To slap juveniles with a mandatory sentence, which does not allow a judge to take into consideration the circumstances of a murder -- such as lack of intent to kill -- violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Violent crime in the United States fell for a fifth straight year in 2011, dropping 4 percent, and the number of murders dropped to the lowest in more than four decades, the FBI said this week.
The Botswana High Court overturned a customary law which prevented women from inheriting the family home, calling it "an unacceptable system of male domination. 65 year-old Edith Mmusi and her two sisters have fought a five-year legal battle against their nephew who said he was the rightful owner of their house.
The rate of partner-to-partner violence dropped by a stunning 64 percent between 1994 and 2010, a recent Justice Department report has found. The trend, almost unnoticed, stems from a broad shift in attitude toward domestic violence.
Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, making it easier for its citizens to leave the communist-ruled island in the first major reform to its migration policies in half a century.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that could shape the future of medical and genetic research and have profound effects on pharmaceuticals and agriculture. Simply because Myriad Genetics Inc. found the location of genes that were linked to breast and ovarian cancer, wrote Justice Clarence Thomas, doesn't mean they should be able to claim patents on them.
The Quincy Police Department was one of the first law enforcement agencies to distribute a drug called Naloxone, a drug used to reverse opiate overdoses.
The landmark law that gave Americans with disabilities civil rights protections and expanded their opportunities turns 25 this weekend.
In a rare show of unity, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that police need a warrant before searching the cellphone ,or personal electronic device, of a person under arrest.
In Tultitlán, Mexico, where the police officers are considered some of the most corrupt in Latin America, children who are victims of domestic violence, susceptible to drug sales and bullying, are being helped by cops with big smiles and red noses.
A member of the Hopi tribe has become the first Native American woman confirmed as a federal judge, and, significantly, she will serve in Arizona.
A judge's brutally honest speech brought tears to the eyes of young people in her courtroom forced to face choices for how to live their lives.
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