Vice President Joe Biden chimed in on the debate over immigration reform on Friday after a meeting with law enforcement officials, saying the issue was really “a public safety issue writ large.”

The controversial abortion bill in Texas has been signed into law by governor Perry.

Texas Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) will try to run out the clock on a special session called to vote on a bill which would effectively shut down most of Texas' 42 clinics offering abortion procedures.

Mexico City lawmakers creating bill that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes.

Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the opinion of the majority ruling that a 1993 federal voter law "precludes Arizona from requiring a federal form applicant to submit information beyond that required by the form itself."

There have been talks since December that the Belgian Federal Parliament will extend the euthanasia laws to children and patients with Alzheimer's. The date finally arrived, and June 12 marks the day when a Belgian Senate committee will examine the possible extension of the euthanasia law.

NJ Governor Chris Christie signed a good Samaritan bill into law, protecting overdose victims and those seeking medical help for them. Rock Star Jon Bon Jovi attended the signing, congratulating the governor on his efforts.

May Day is celebrated by many as Law Day

Two former employees of Shakira are only receiving $743 after asking for over $250,000.

Mustapha Farrakhan has allegedly been misusing a city-owned police cruiser.

A law requiring all adult performers to wear a condom during sex acts have prompted producers to look for alternate locations.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has earned harsh criticism for hugging Elena de Frías during Hugo Chávez's funeral. Islamic clerics deem it "sinful" according to Islamic law.

A suspected terrorist is now in federal custody after being captured in the Middle East.

The great white shark is now a protected species in California.

Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras returned to his homeland of Cuba for the first in 10 years since defecting to the United States.

The United Nations warned on Tuesday that a proposed constitutional reform in Colombia could lead to soldiers and police being let off the hook for alleged war crimes committed during the country's long-running conflict.

A federal judge blocked Arizona on Friday from applying a new law that bars Planned Parenthood clinics from receiving money through the state to provide medical care because the women's health organization also performs abortions.

Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Tuesday he hopes to push through labor reforms needed to create jobs and boost economic growth, but was not certain if the proposals will pass Congress before he leaves office.

A special three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Washington rejected a controversial Texan law that would require voters to show photographic identification before casting ballots. The law would require voters to present one of six forms of photo ID before casting their ballots.