On March 10, 2004, Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002.

Haring, a devout Catholic with a history of anti-abortion activism and a flair for longshot legal maneuvers, wanted Congress to ban federal funding of abortion by passing an amendment to an ...

From the usher stare to the peppermint grandmas, take a stroll down memory lane inside the Black church only those who grew up in it would understand. With attendees lingering in the aisles as former ...

Thousands gathered at Chicago’s House of Hope on March 6 to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader who died Feb. 17 at age 84. Former presidents, national leaders ...

Former President Barack Obama reflected on the late Rev. Jesse Jackson's "legacy of hope" on Friday, telling thousands who ...

Williams’ chronicle would be more enriching by addressing presumed truths that are far from self-evident, for example, what differentiates the second civil rights movement from the first?

As the Trump administration dismantles the Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing discrimination in America’s schools. In its place, some are pushing states to step ...

On Jan. 16, Senior Research Specialist Sarah Ernst at Hopkins School of Medicine was awarded the Martin Luther King Jr.

In some ways, the fact that there is no obvious individual to take the mantle is part of Jackson’s legacy, say civil rights activists, elected leaders and scholars. He advocated for leaders at all ...

Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson dead at 84, Governors gather in D.C. for annual meeting and FBI seizes voter data from ...

A pair of otters slid into their week with an early morning romp in the snow at Baltimore's National Aquarium. Security cameras captured the fun around 7 a.m. at the aquarium, which described the ...

A murder mystery has taken over a senior care facility in Maryland after a millionaire resident was found shot to death on Valentine's Day. Officers with the Montgomery County Police Department have ...