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North Idaho has beaten the far right before. Now renegade Republicans are seeking to root it out of their own party, with a crucial test in Tuesday’s primary.

An island eroding into the bay offers tantalizing clues about when and how humans first made their way into North America.

100 years ago the U.S. tried to limit immigration to White Europeans. Instead, diversity triumphed.

A century after three Tejano men were shot to death, the story descendants tell of their killing contradicts official accounts. Whose story counts as Texas history?

The Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center in South Texas, where Mexican workers were processed, has been designated as a national historic landmark.

The change comes four years after the schools had removed the names during the national racial reckoning sparked by George Floyd’s killing.

This column — adapted from her memoir, “Coming Home” — is the story of how Griner’s ordeal began.

The call to rename the Baltimore bridge comes amid a larger debate about how to acknowledge the harm done by some of America’s most prominent figures.

Biden faces challenges motivating young Black Americans who have soured on his presidency.

Diddy’s downfall built up slowly and then arrived dizzyingly fast, as rumors and accusations turned into lawsuits, raids and a decaying of Sean Combs’ empire.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is expected to sign the repeal into law Thursday, but when the repeal legally goes into effect could still complicate abortion access.

The panel ruled Tuesday that a newly redrawn congressional map, which added a second majority Black district, violated the Equal Protection Clause and blocked the state from using the map in upcoming...

It was the second ruling this month in favor of trans advocates from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

For Jewish college students, this is a moment of intense and sometimes conflicting emotions as many college campuses erupt in loud protests.

Some want the Supreme Court justice to retire so that President Biden can name a replacement before ... before what happens, exactly?

Alabama is considering a bill that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. Workers could choose to celebrate Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis’s birthday.

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From building clam gardens along the shore to tilling vegetables in the desert, Native Americans have been working with the rhythms of the Earth for centuries

The Biden administration finalized sweeping Title IX rules barring discrimination against transgender students and ordering a new system for sexual assault claims.

The public-radio network is being targeted by conservative activists over the essay, which many staffers say is misleading and inaccurate.