Before he was a South Carolina lawmaker recognized as a champion of civil rights, Robert Smalls escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship. Eventually, he would become a top ...

For more than a century, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument has stood in the center of Monument Circle. Learn more about this ...

Robert Smalls​ escaped slavery in Charleston by commandeering a Confederate ship and became a top Union naval officer and ...

The University of California, Los Angeles, has announced that it has lost research funding over federal accusations of ...

Robert Major Walker made history in 1988 when he was elected as the first Black mayor of Vicksburg, a Mississippi River town ...

Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups ...

The arguments underscored the financial stakes for U.S. importers as the Trump administration prepares to impose higher rates ...

Myanmar’s military government has announced it is ending the state of emergency it declared after seizing power 4 1/2 years ago. The government also will restructure its administrative bodies ...

Myanmar's junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups ...

Donald Trump’s trade war has just intensified. The US president has announced new tariffs — ranging from 10 per cent to 41 per cent for several countries. Among those who have been slapped with the ...