The ACLU went on to say that the judge based his decision on "the government’s failure to authenticate a memorandum ...

A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln's casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home ...

Out of this moment of fear and uncertainty comes the chance to imagine a democracy that has never fully existed.

Less than a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border, the mountain lies within Coronado National Memorial, a 5,000-acre stub of ...

For all its faults, this country’s troubles still demand seriousness and restraint, not reckless talk of collapse.

American civil rights activist, politician and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders ...

During his short life, Lecomte was famed for his speed–he set records for both one-mile and four-mile heats, and for his class–he handed the mighty Lexington the only defeat of his stellar career. Yet ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson had a long relationship with Detroit and Michigan, which its politicians and faith leaders remembered ...

"His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions," his family said in a statement.

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, has spent the last 60 years of his life in front of cameras advocating for social justice.

The US civil rights activist's influence spread from the churches of the Deep South to the White House.