He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George ...

While still in high school, Upchurch started playing with popular neighborhood groups such as the Cool Gents, who were ...

Steve Cropper, the Rock Hall-inducted guitarist who helped form the sound of "Memphis soul" with Stax Records, has died at ...

Taylor Hamilton, 16, was shot and killed in Clayton County. Police charged Adonis Alkarim, 15, as an adult with murder.

Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and ...

Influential up and down the Eastern Seaboard, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting ...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A 16-year-old girl, was shot and killed by a 15-year-old boy on Thanksgiving, police said. Taylor Hamilton’s mother said the tragic incident was captured on a doorbell video. The ...

A man shot and killed by police in a home near D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood was accused of repeatedly assaulting and threatening a resident – and was arrested there a day earlier for violating a ...

WASHINGTON — DC police have released the identity of a man who was shot and killed by an officer during an incident in the 4400 block of Reservoir Road, Northwest Friday night. Police say they were ...

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Amid a rising tide of calls from House Democrats and others in the party to remove Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., from his longtime post as Senate Democratic leader, a top Democratic ...

A book on the history of Booker T. Washington School was released Thursday at the Wichita County Archives. The information for its pages was gathered by Brenda Jarrett, who co-edited it with Elizabeth ...

The Phoenix Suns and the Indiana Pacers will play one of their 2025-26 regular-season games tonight. The team is moving forward with a strong 123-114 winning momentum against the Dallas Mavericks in ...