While Houstonians pay tribute to the life of Sylvester Turner this weekend, mourning comes with a community's deep concern about the future of his congressional seat. The deaths of two sitting members ...

Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman. Here's a look at who else is on death row in the state.

The movement that prompted “Black Lives Matter” to be painted in bold yellow near the White House is in retreat. Its leaders ...

Far-right lawmakers, ranchers, businesses and the state’s environmentalists argued rooftop solar saves people money and ...

On March 16, 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

LERONE MARTIN: He's known as the Happy Am I preacher, so he has this kind of charisma, smiling, very happy. My name is Dr. Lerone Martin, and I am the director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research ...

Maryland must take a meaningful step toward justice by creating a commission to study reparations, writes Del. Aletheia ...

Arlington National Cemetery removed the links after the officials ordered a "digital content refresh" of the Department of ...

Democrats are failing to engage with their base, make efforts to support their base, and, more importantly, rebuild trust. Amid all their noise, they are exhibiting weakness, surrender, and a lack ...

Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...

The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday, hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into ...