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The public image of President Biden’s “Union Joe” persona rests largely on his longtime affiliations with labor unions representing police officers, firefighters and building-trade workers.But the modern labor movement that gathered on...

One year after Justice Clarence Thomas said the Supreme Court should reconsider whether the Constitution affords Americans a right to birth control, Democrats and reproductive rights advocates are laying the groundwork for...

A Chicago woman accused of conspiring to kill her mother and putting her body in a suitcase while on vacation in Bali nearly a decade ago pleaded guilty in federal court on...

Instead of being able to choose their own branch of the service like their white peers, the Black men were “limited to waiting on tables and making beds for the officers” on...

The Justice Department accused the Minneapolis police on Friday of discriminating against Black and Native American people, using deadly force illegally and trampling the First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists — damning...

States across the South were assessing storm damage on Friday after a series of tornadoes swept across the region, leaving at least four people dead, including three in Texas, the authorities said.Three...

Two summers ago, an insurgent group of ultraconservative Southern Baptists branded themselves as pirates, vowing to “take the ship” of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination and steer it farther to the right...

A storm system swept through Texas on Thursday evening, injuring dozens of people in a tornado that flattened a mobile home park in the state’s Panhandle, according to local officials, as well...

A Vermont man died in jail on Thursday morning while awaiting trial on federal charges that he had lured his mother on a fishing trip, killed her and sank the boat in...

Slather up with sunscreen. Grab some flip-flops, towels and maybe a book. And make sure to check your beach’s water quality.Heal the Bay, a nonprofit group based in Santa Monica, released its...