Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has… Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the US since 1979, dies in Cuba

The Supreme Court is extending an order that allows President Donald Trump’s administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power

The U.N. cultural agency UNESCO has designated 26 new biosphere reserves

President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily aren’t American citizens

Atlanta’s airport has forfeited $37.5 million in federal grants after refusing to disavow diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

South Carolina banker Russell Laffitte has pleaded guilty to helping Alex Murdaugh move millions to hide thefts

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028

Trustees at Truett McConnell University in Georgia won’t reinstate President Emir Caner

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1997 shooting death of store clerk

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly have spoken out against the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as well as divisive reaction to it