1 of 2 ex-St. Louis officers convicted in civil rights case
ST. LOUIS — A former St. Louis police officer has been convicted of a civil rights violation for beating a Black undercover officer during...
Man pleads guilty to shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A supporter of former President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to felony charges for firing his handgun into a carful...
Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on...
Black community has new option for health care: the church
MILWAUKEE — Every Sunday at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Joseph Jackson Jr. praises the Lord before his congregation. But since last fall...
R. Kelly nears OK for new legal team for upcoming trial
NEW YORK — Jailed R&B singer R. Kelly will likely get to keep a new lawyer in his federal sex-trafficking case despite questions about...
EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday
The U.S. government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with...
General ‘shocked’ by AP report on AWOL guns, considers fix
Shocked by an Associated Press investigation into the loss and theft of military guns, the Pentagon's top general signaled Thursday that he will consider...
Driver charged in deadly crash reportedly was having sex
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two...
Protests continue at Minnesota Line 3 oil pipeline project
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Opponents of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 oil pipeline project in northwestern Minnesota continued their protests this week by...
As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commission
With more than 600,000 Americans dead of COVID-19 and questions still raging about the origin of the virus and the government's response, a push...