Happy birthday, Michigan! The Mitten State was granted statehood on Jan. 26, 1837 — 188 years ago today. But many chapters of ...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern identity through tumultuous battles and ...

Explore the hidden gems of Wisconsin - from breathtaking landmarks to historical sites that highlight the state's unique ...

Jackson, MS () Mississippi has a long history of voter suppression. An 1890 rule that permanently strips people convicted of certain crimes of their right to ...

Civil rights advocates and police reform activists on Long Island Thursday reacted with alarm to a new Trump administration directive that would severely limit federal oversight of local police ...

The Town of Sullivans Island is in early conversation to restore an integral historic Revolutionary War site to its former glory.

A Mississippi district attorney proposed new legislation Wednesday to pay bounty hunters a reward for helping to deport immigrants in the country illegally. DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew ...

Mississippi civil rights ... children's book about the slain civil rights leader that tells his story in a way that is easily understood. The book is written for 9- to 12-year-olds and comes ...

A Democratic Mississippi state senator introduced legislation this week that would make it unlawful for men to masturbate “without the intent to fertilize an embryo,” with the lawmaker ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

A bill to ban unprotected sex without the intent of procreation has been filed by a Democrat in the Mississippi Senate. The bill is called the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act." And while the ...