Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
When he and other Black protesters were arrested at a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, they tried a new strategy — ‘Jail No ...
Contenders to Lead the Democratic Party Scramble to Show Momentum
As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.
Derek Humphry, Pivotal Figure in Right-to-Die Movement, Dies at 94
His own experience assisting his terminally ill wife in ending her life set him on a path to founding the Hemlock Society and ...
Utah HC strikes out on initial trademark applications for all team name finalists ...
The team has work to do before securing a name, whether it's the Yeti, Yetis, Blizzard, Outlaws, Mammoth, Venom or HC.
Appeals Court Upholds Injunction on Iowa’s State-Level Immigration Enforcement Law
A lower court had blocked the Republican-backed law that made it a state crime to enter Iowa after being deported or denied ...
This Rare Plant Smells Horrible, but People Can’t Wait to Get a Whiff
At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a so-called corpse flower bloomed for the first time on Friday. The smell was not unlike ...
Trump Administration Tells Embassies That ‘Activist’ Flags Won’t Fly
In 2019, under the previous Trump administration, the State Department instructed missions that the rainbow flag may not be ...