A 29-year-old woman died Friday, May 29, in a single-motorcycle crash near the intersection of Olds Avenue and South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Lansing, police said. Lansing police said the ...

An early draft of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail" is on display in Alexandria right now, after an intern from University of Maryland grad found the draft in the archives.

Six years after George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2026, his family continues to fight police brutality while pushing for the ...

These literary legends never lived to see their books become global sensations.

Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film “The Last Temptation of Christ” spurred a bitter battle between Universal and a coalition of ...

Strategist: 'Don't hate the player, learn the game. Young Dems need to study how older leaders such as Jim Clyburn served their people with smarts and skill. ' ...

Born Gertrude Pickett, Ma Rainey would go on to become known as the “Mother of the Blues,” and she earned that title in every ...

Dr. Norma Thomas doesn’t amass possessions — she’s more of a “get it and give it away” person, she said. The exception is history, where she and the local center she founded have become a magnet for ...

Ken Paxton is just one of several problematic right-wing candidates gaining traction this summer ...

Quincy Jones, who has died at the age of 91, was a jazzman, composer and tastemaker whose studio chops and arranging prowess connected the dots between the 20th century's constellation of stars. TOM ...

Within barely two weeks, two Supreme Court decisions completely dismantled the 1965 Voting Rights Act: first Louisiana v. Callais, and the subsequent decision allowing Alabama to revert to a 2023 ...

This day in history, May 30: Joan of Arc's execution, first Indy 500, women's pro baseball debut and Mariner 9's Mars mission (AI generated image) This day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of ...