Reporting on education can sometimes feel like déjà vu. The same education issues — low reading scores, school discipline, a ...

In our workplaces, in our communities and in our government, the right to vote is how working people make our voices heard. The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia proclaimed, “Your vote is precious, ...

Tyler Perry has been sued for sexual battery by an actor who appeared in “Boo! A Madea Halloween” and accuses the entertainment mogul of multiple instances of assault across several years at his Los ...

St. Louisan Caleb Love has continued to be one of the surprise players in the National Basketball Association’s rookie class. The former CBC star went undrafted after a stellar career at North ...

Judge Veronica Armouti and attorney Jarred Reed are among the recipients of the inaugural Bar Association of Metropolitan (BAMSL) Illinois Region Legal Leaders Awards. Judge Armouti, associate judge ...

State Rep. Ray Reed has reintroduced legislation designed to ensure that Missourians with Deferred Action for Childhood ...

The United States launched “powerful and deadly” strikes against groups it claims are affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) in Nigeria, ...

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Long before television audiences knew him for the line that became a cultural catchphrase, Isiah Whitlock Jr. was a ...

On the night of Dec. 31, 1862, under cover of darkness and winter cold, groups of Americans of African descent — some free, others still enslaved — gathered quietly across the country. As the Civil ...

Tennis star Venus Williams and Italian actor Andrea Preti tied the knot in a romantic wedding in Palm Beach. They exchanged vows on Saturday, December 20, after a five-day celebration with their ...

There is no stopping what’s in some people’s hearts. With expert care and a fierce commitment to her own healing, Geri Lynn Arrindell turned a health crisis into fuel — and recently crossed her 100th ...