High court ruling gives immigrants facing deportation hope
BOSTON — Just a few short months ago, Lucio Perez moved out of the western Massachusetts church he’d lived in for more than three...
Subcommittee recommends Vel Phillips statue outside Capitol
MADISON, Wis. — A statue of Wisconsin's first black secretary of state outside the state Capitol came a little closer to reality Tuesday after...
FCC gives state prisons tech options to quash cellphones
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal regulators are giving state prisons across the country more technological options to combat contraband cellphones, which prison officials have long...
‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ vie for Emmy nominations
LOS ANGELES — “The Crown" and “Ted Lasso,” among the TV shows that helped distract America during an oppressive pandemic year, are in the...
Attorney Lee Merritt joins race for Texas attorney general
DALLAS — Dallas civil rights attorney Lee Merritt, who has represented the families of Black people killed by police, joined a crowded 2022 race...
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor
BOSTON — Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe...
American Airlines forecasts better-than-expected 2Q results
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines said Tuesday it expects to report roughly break-even results for the second quarter thanks to $1.4 billion in...
Judge appoints attorney for man in Gary bank guard’s killing
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal magistrate appointed a public defender for a man during his first court appearance in the June killing of a...
‘Some crumbs’: Critics urge rejection of $641M Flint deal
DETROIT — A federal judge listened Tuesday to Flint residents who were victims of the city's lead-contaminated water, a step in determining whether she...