The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration ...

Oklahoma's new app, the Oklahoma Civil Rights Trail, aims to preserve and educate the public on the state's rich civil rights ...

One of the biggest obstacles we face is impunity — the lack of accountability, the weakness of the judiciary, the weaponization of institutions.” ...

The speaker looked to past precedent where lying in state or honor in the Capitol has been reserved for former presidents, ...

Friday, Feb. 20, was the Iowa Legislature’s first “funnel” deadline, which requires most bills to pass a full committee in ...

Jackson died Tuesday after years of significant health challenges, including a rare neurological disorder that affected his ...

A bystander was filming ICE vehicles in Lawrence on Tuesday when she says an agent jumped on her with “all his weight.” Local ...

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was found guilty of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud and sentenced to 7 ½ ...

After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

There is still a push for a viewing — possibly in another part of the U.S. Capitol — and the Congressional Black Caucus is ...

In the early morning of Tuesday, February 17th, Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., completed his assignment on earth, and surrounded by loving family members, took his last breath. He had a lifetime ...