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Stacey Abrams is known as a fierce voting rights advocate, a former gubernatorial candidate and a rising star in the Democratic Party. But the…

Here’s a look at the life of convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, who is serving a life sentence in prison without parole for his part in…

Wingate University, a private liberal arts college in North Carolina, has set up a committee to determine “next steps” after learning its…

An overnight shooting at a hotel in downtown Phoenix left one dead and several others injured, police said Sunday morning. Police Sgt. Margaret Cox…

Joshua Nelson landed a full-ride scholarship to Southeast Missouri State University. Now the Missouri native wants to pay it forward by donating his…

At the age of 12, Yolanda King is a force. She has delivered dynamic speeches about racial equality and gun control. She’s advocating for youth…

When Alaina E. Roberts started piecing her family’s history together she made a surprising discovery that changed what it meant to be a Black…

Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in…

A female driver was shot and taken to the hospital after a verbal altercation with a male driver near Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday…

Here’s a look at the life of filmmaker George Lucas. Personal: Birth date: May 14, 1944 Birth place: Modesto, California Birth name: George…

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Here’s a look at Armed Forces Day, a holiday observed in some areas of the United States to honor all branches of the armed forces. Facts May…

As protesters take to the streets to fight for racial equality in the United States, experts in digital technology are quietly tackling a lesser…

Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York’s Times Square on Saturday,…

Several weeks after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, 40-year-old Sheri McCaskill decided to apply to a master’s…

A rare lobster almost ended up as someone’s dinner at a Red Lobster restaurant in Virginia before employees recognized its uniqueness and…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan authorities say a bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday,…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s space agency says a core segment of its biggest rocket re-entered Earth’s atmosphere above the Maldives and most of it…

Three people are dead and another was injured in a shooting and fire at a townhome Saturday morning just outside Baltimore, officials said. Police…

It appears that Aubrey Plaza has married her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Baena. Plaza, 36, known for playing April Ludgate on the NBC comedy…

Members of George Floyd’s family on Saturday praised the news that four former Minneapolis police officers will face federal charges in…