At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into a truck once used to haul chickens and was left in the summer heat before spending three nights in an overcrowded jail cell without a bed.

A Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana has amplified an already intense national redistricting battle by providing Republican officials in several ...

Governor Ron DeSantis and his attorneys have said they think some of the provisions violate the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution and the entire amendment should be invalidated.

The Black Sea isn’t meant to be this black.

Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the Black Sea.

Local officials in Russia said a Ukrainian drone attack sparked the blaze and that no casualties were reported.