In the 1970s, decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus from Harlem known as urban flight
August 19, 2024
President Joe Biden comes to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week both revered and resigned
August 19, 2024
Presidential conventions can be memorable for floor fights and bloody battles on the streets outside or for scenes that stand out as outlandish or awkward
August 19, 2024
Why Iowa Republicans who once opposed Trump are ready to vote for him
August 18, 2024
Democrats are flirting with extinction in some rural reaches of the U.S. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in the least-populated state, Becky Blackburn is one of just 32 left
August 18, 2024
Thousands of activists are expected to converge in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic justice and the war in Gaza
August 18, 2024
Black male voters are traditionally one of the most consistently Democratic-leaning demographics in the nation
August 18, 2024
Inside the fast-moving launch of Kamala Harris for president
August 18, 2024
Ghosting is usually a terrible thing to do. Here’s when it’s OK
August 18, 2024
In the five weeks since U.S President Joe Biden abandoned his flailing reelection bid, the Democratic Party's fortunes have changed dramatically, and this week the change
August 18, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has again decried two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men
August 17, 2024
Democratic strategist James Carville and David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Obama, explain to CNN's Micahel Smerconish why Kamala Harris' entry into the presidential race has upended former President Donald Trump.
August 18, 2024
Kamala Harris will meet with rank-and-file members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a top labor union that has not endorsed a candidate in the November
August 17, 2024
What those who served with them say about the VP nominees’ time in the military
August 17, 2024
Tim Walz played up his Nebraska roots in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and then drew sharp contrasts between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
August 17, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader agenda aimed at lowering the cost of housing, medicine, and food
August 16, 2024
Supporters of the “uncommitted” protest-vote movement sparked by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war could play a large role in the Democratic National Convention, with raucous protests expected outside and potentially inside the Chicago arena
August 17, 2024
Supreme Court rejects Biden administration’s request to enforce new civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ students
August 16, 2024
The Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request
August 16, 2024
Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce clash at Missouri State Fair over lack of debates
August 16, 2024
Michael Brown has been dead for a decade
August 16, 2024
President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot in Springfield, Ill
August 16, 2024
Michigan lawmakers voice concerns over implementing new minimum wage in 2025
August 16, 2024
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu has received the Olympic bronze medal that was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked over a scoring controversy
August 16, 2024
Former President Donald Trump said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which honors civilians, “is actually much better” than the Medal of Honor because service members who receive the nation’s highest military decoration are often wounded or awarded it posthumously.
August 16, 2024
UN experts urge United Nations to lay foundations for global governance of artificial intelligence
Thailand household financial conditions fragile, central bank chief says
Asian shares bathed in Fed afterglow, yen jittery ahead of BOJ
China unexpectedly leaves lending rates steady; markets expect cuts soon
Dodgers clinch 12th straight playoff berth on Shohei Ohtani's historic night
Diana Taurasi all business in what could be final home game of her 20-year career
Walt Disney appoints 'Moana' writer Jared Bush as creative head of animation studios