New York state lawmakers have introduced legislation to rename the Capital Region’s Patroon Island Bridge after Army Sgt. Henry Johnson, a Black Medal of Honor recipient from Albany who gained renown ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Student discipline policies and enforcement in North Carolina public schools can vary based on district. Experts say that’s by design. When it comes to school safety and discipline policy, every ...

The political spotlight this year is on Virginia, which kicked off its closely-watched statewide election cycle with ...

A Wisconsin dairy farmer alleged in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that the Trump administration is illegally denying ...

Allen, 75, is not only a trailblazing artist, but also a champion of arts education — on screen (her most famous role is dance teacher Lydia Grant in the 1980 film Fame and its television adaptation ...

After a special panel spent months debating and repeatedly revising the proposed boundary lines for nine new Baltimore County ...

A coalition of activists, educators and service organizations unveiled a Swim Safety Plan in Camden on Wednesday, making New ...

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Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church,' journalist Kevin Sack offers perspective on the ...

The U.S. Forest Service implemented the tent ban after a recent incident where a black bear scratched a tent with kids inside ...

"President Trump has done his part, now Congress must do their part and pass legislation," a sheriff in a Texas border town told Newsweek.