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The fastest growing cities are in Arizona, Texas, Washington and North Carolina. Columbus, Ohio, is the only Midwestern city in the top 15 fastest-growing populations.

The Clotilda carried 110 people from present-day Benin to the shores of Mobile in 1860, despite the import of slaves being illegal. Researchers told descendants about the discovery first.

State officials view the book as being potentially “detrimental to the safe, secure and orderly operation” of prison facilities. The book looks at how the criminal justice system affects black men.

It’s been a year since Loujain Alhathloul was detained in Saudi Arabia for pushing for women’s rights. A PEN award for her and two other Saudi activists has helped bring their plight back to light.

Kenneth Feinberg has been tapped to facilitate talks between the company’s lawyers and plaintiffs’ representatives over the next two weeks.

The remains emerged at a construction site in January. “I think it’s very late, but better late than never,” said Marcel Drimer, an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor.

The Kenyan writer died on Tuesday. Here is his famously sharp-edged essay.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin ruled out any changes to the U.S. currency imagery before 2028.

The goal is to raise money to fight child poverty by selling red foam noses and staging celebrity events. But some critics are raising questions about the campaign.

Lawmakers are discussing several measures to solve the problem of unexpected medical bills, which can wreak havoc on patients’ lives. Here’s our guide to the current roster of proposed legislation.

The author founded a platform for young Kenyan authors and came out as gay in a place where homosexuality has long been illegal. “Binyavanga was unbound in his imagining,” said a friend and colleague.

The Treasury secretary has refused to comply with a House subpoena from a committee chairman requesting that the agency turn over Trump’s tax returns.

The only agreement that followed a White House meeting between the president and Democrats was that the other side was responsible for the breakdown in infrastructure negotiations.

Lately, the White House has been talking as if conflict with Iran could soon erupt. Here’s a look at how the talk has turned so bellicose and what the risks are.

Saying he will not tolerate rioting, Widodo adds, “The military and the police will carry out stern actions in accordance with the law.”

Gifted writers Dan Abrams and David Fisher, who previously brought us Lincoln’s Last Trial, are clearly fascinated by how Teddy Roosevelt’s court case played out — bringing an enthusiasm to readers.

The letter, written after Alabama passed a restrictive abortion law, says, “The value of human life is not determined by the circumstances of one’s conception or birth.”

Hill, who testified against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Senate confirmation hearings, accepted a PEN America Courage Award on Tuesday. She spoke to NPR about Joe Biden and the #MeToo movement.

There is no one making music like this 27-year-old, classically trained opera tenor and pianist. Watch and see why.

The state Senate voted along party lines to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would give the state’s six electoral votes to the winner of the presidential popular vote.

Never before has the U.S. census directly asked for the citizenship status of every person living in every household. The question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census could change that.

Bucking a national trend toward more restrictions on abortion, the Nevada law relaxes certain abortion requirements. Every Republican voted against the measure.

American farmers rely heavily on selling their goods overseas. As the trade war heats up again, many Midwest soybean farmers have huge surpluses and are receiving government aid.

Superbugs are bacteria that can beat modern medicine’s most powerful drugs. So doctors are racing to find new ways to fight back, such as developing “living antibiotics.”

The Wyoming Republican is deciding between running for the Senate in 2020, or staying in the House where she has a chance to climb the leadership ladder.

The nonprofit Allen Institute in Seattle has produced a visualization of human cell division that promises to be useful for professional scientists and curious amateurs alike.

The incidents are alleged to have occurred at corporate and franchise stores in 20 cities. The company promises more training for employees and managers on its anti-harassment policy.

The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semi-trucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.

In 2014, Rashema Melson was a homeless high school senior who was awarded a full scholarship to college. Now, she is a graduate of Georgetown University who hopes to return to help her community.

A new generation of family physicians wants a work-life balance. But practicing in a small town is a 24/7 job, which is worsening the ongoing doctor shortage in rural America.

Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa’s low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.

The last time Belgium’s Grimbergen Abbey brewed its own beer, the United States was only about 20 years old.

Protesters rallied outside statehouses and the Supreme Court, where some of the laws may eventually be considered. Hundreds of events were part of a national day of action called #StopTheBans.

In late April, a tragedy began to unfold in Larkana. First one, then 15, now hundreds of youngsters have been found to be HIV positive. Who is responsible?

The company’s CFO, Steven Taylor, called it a difficult decision but said the “chain has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today’s retail environment.”