The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched the "Fight 215" online campaign, which calls for United States citizens to urge their elected representatives to allow Section 215 of the Patriot Act to expire in June.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is found guilty on all 30 separate charges for committing the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing with his older, deceased brother Tamerlan. This sets the stage for his sentencing, where a jury will decide if he receives the death penalty.

Following yesterday's revelation of a shocking video that shows a police officer firing at (and killing) an unarmed Coast Guard veteran in South Carolina, Twitter is once again awash with calls for stronger measures to combat police brutality.

The respected American film and television director claims the show might live on without him.

Indiana and Arkansas recently passed laws allowing companies religious freedom, legalizing what many say is state-sanctioned anti-gay discrimination.