Labor leaders, politicians and civil rights activists are mourning the death of Alexis Herman, the first Black U.S.

The parents of a child dismissed from a Catholic school in Portland have spoken publicly about the trouble that began with his being called a racist slur.

The first practicing Catholic first lady since Jackie Kennedy, known to express her mood through fashion statements, wore a black lace veil.

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a 12-year papacy. The death of the pontiff has set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican.

Civil rights groups, labor organizations and politicians praised Alexis Herman as a "trailblazer" who fought for the rights ...

The 1965 rally featuring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. drew a crowd of 20,000. At Saturday’s event, several hundred ...

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, a trailblazer for African American women in public service, has died at 77. She was a pioneer in the civil service.

ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump will be among more than 50 heads of state and other dignitaries attending Saturday’s ...

The president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered ...