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Protesters angry over the police shooting of Daunte Wright were met with tear gas in Brooklyn Center, Minn. The police chief says the officer meant to fire her taser, but fired her gun instead.

Some one million people are still without power nearly two days after Hurricane Beryl hit Houston. The local power company has come under intense criticism for poor planning and communication.

Survivors of sexual assault and rape have fewer resources as a result of the state's budget impasse. Across Illinois, service providers are having to stop…

In the 1800s, slaves awaiting auction were kept in crowded holding cells for months at a time. A restored slave pen is on display at Cincinnati's new Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Harriet Baskas reports.

In 1967, Episcopal priest Fred Coleman recorded a popular high school band at a New Jersey church teen center. The Castiles lead guitarist was 17-year-old Bruce Springsteen.

The 25th anniversary of the holiday special brings together keyboard players of all stripes. Harold Mabern, Kris Davis, Lynne Arriale and Cyrus Chestnut play seasonal favorites for solo piano.

New research from the Brennan Center for Justice finds that after the Supreme Court's 2013 decision effectively striking down parts of the Voting Rights Act, the turnout rate gap between Black and white voters has increased in some areas.

The national marriage rate has declined by 54% over the last century, according to the National Center for Family and Marriage research.

Immigration detention centers have been a hotbed of COVID-19 during the pandemic. But U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement still has no clear plan for how to vaccinate everyone in its care.

City leaders in Brooklyn Center, Minn., where a month ago a white officer shot and killed Black motorist Daunte Wright, could vote soon on police reform proposals, including changes to traffic stops.