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Howard students reach agreement with university officials after month-long protest over poor housing conditions

Students at Howard University have reached an agreement with university officials after a month-long protest over housing conditions on campus.

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Toni Morrison is memorialized on a USPS Forever stamp

The US Postal Service is honoring the late author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison with her own Forever stamp.

Meghan McCain blasts Trump over USS McCain controversy

President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on Sen. John McCain have made it difficult for his daughter, Meghan McCain, to heal following the death of her father last August, she said Thursday.

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Cardiologist says George Floyd's death was absolutely preventable in Derek Chauvin's trial

An expert cardiologist testified Monday that George Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen levels brought on by prone restraint and positional asphyxia -- making him the fifth doctor to say as much in Derek Chauvin's trial.

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A $15 minimum wage started as a slogan. This week, it's set to pass the House

Nearly seven years ago, a week after Black Friday, a few dozen workers walked off their New York City fast food jobs to demonstrate for higher pay. The median wage for fast food workers was $9 an hour, CNN reported at the time. The demand that would soon emerge as the movement's rallying cry — $15 and a union — seemed hopelessly ambitious, like a wild-eyed opening bid.

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'Final warning': Lawmakers, Biden administration sound alarm over UN climate report and urge swift action

Lawmakers and top climate officials in President Joe Biden's administration sounded the alarm on Monday in response to a new report from the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, urging nations to swiftly limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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Hip-hop Stars Slam Trump Amid Anthem Firestorm

Hip-hop artists -- from Diddy to Killer Mike -- rallied behind Colin Kaepernick and other athletes this week after President Donald Trump urged owners of the NFL to fire the "sons of bitches" who protest the National Anthem on the field.

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Philadelphia police ask residents to stay indoors as spurts of violence erupt during protests over the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

The Philadelphia Police Department requested that residents in seven districts to stay indoors as demonstrators took to the streets for a second night following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

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Emmy Awards honor a mix of new shows and familiar favorites

There was something old, something new, something borrowed and a few losers blue at Monday's Emmy Awards. Television's biggest night offered familiar faces, several wins by newcomers and even a marriage proposal.

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UGA star Jalen Carter responds after police say he was racing another car that crashed. The other driver and a teammate were killed

University of Georgia star defensive lineman Jalen Carter -- projected as a top pick in the NFL draft next month -- faces charges of reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed teammate Devin Willock and team employee Chandler LeCroy, Athens-Clarke County police said.

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Ronaldo: The mystery of the 1998 World Cup final, and why Brazil's star striker barely turned up

It's one of the great mysteries of our time: not the Loch Ness Monster, Stonehenge or the Lost City of Atlantis; it's the case of the missing striker -- not so much a whodunit, more a kind of a what the heck happened?

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Germany averted possible attack on synagogue during Yom Kippur, minister says

German officials on Thursday said a possible Islamist terror attack on a synagogue in the western city of Hagen was averted after authorities were tipped off.

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College Board hits back at Florida's initial rejection of AP African American Studies course and admits it made mistakes in rollout

The testing organization behind a new college-level African American studies course for high schoolers is hitting back at Florida officials' comments about the Advanced Placement class, accusing the state Education Department of "slander" and spreading misinformation about it for political gain.

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Missing Texas Woman Found After 51 Years

A woman who disappeared over five decades ago was found in Fort Worth this week, her family announced Sunday.

Van Jones: Michelle Obama's remarkable master class

Michelle Obama proved once again that she is probably the best communicator on earth. She is one of the most popular people in America, with an appeal that transcends politics. If all she had done tonight was say, "I know Joe, and I want him to be president," the Biden campaign would be happy.

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Biden Makes Class-focused Pitch to White Voters in Wisconsin

Joe Biden is making a bid to win back White working-class voters around smaller cities and towns in the Upper Midwest from President Donald Trump, targeting them with a cultural and economic pitch that was on display Monday in Wisconsin.

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Thai soccer team rescued from cave to become novice Buddhist monks

The young Thai soccer team whose dramatic evacuation from a cave captured the world's attention took their first steps in becoming novice Buddhist monks on Tuesday, in a ceremony intended to honor their rescuers.

This dietary supplement ingredient could cause a miscarriage or harm a fetus, FDA warns women

An ingredient found in dietary supplements may cause a miscarriage or harm fetal development, the US Food and Drug Administration warned women of childbearing age on Monday. Vinpocetine, a synthetically produced compound sold by itself or combined with other ingredients, is usually marketed for increased cognitive performance, enhanced energy and rapid reduction of body fat.

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Suge Knight sentenced to 28 years in prison

Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced to 28 years in prison Thursday for the death of a man during a hit-and-run incident on the set of the movie "Straight Outta Compton."

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Another political family feud emerges, this time in the Nevada governor's race

Blood is not thicker than politics. That's the message from seven members of Nevada Republican gubernatorial nominee Adam Laxalt's family, who blasted his candidacy at a fundraiser for his Democratic opponent, Steve Sisolak.