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JACKSON, Miss. - The Confederate-themed Mississippi flag drew opposition Tuesday from two big forces in the culturally conservative state: Southern Baptists and Walmart. Walmart said it will stop disp...

The noose found hanging in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway had been there since at least last October, federal authorities said Tuesday in announcing there will be no charges f...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's call for another round of stimulus checks to most taxpayers is getting a lukewarm endorsement from his GOP allies on Capitol Hill, but it's emerging as an early a...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lined up squarely Tuesday with those who argue that the pendulum has swung too far in favor of removing statues and other symbols of that flawed history, saying mis...

CINCINNATI - The University of Cincinnati is removing Marge Schott's name from its baseball stadium and a library archive in light of her racist comments while owner of the Cincinnati Reds. The school...

WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama raised more than $4 million from 120,000 individual donors ahead of his first fundraiser for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.The small dollar fundra...

WASHINGTON - With coronavirus cases rising in about half the states and political polarization competing for attention with public health recommendations, Dr. Anthony Fauci returns to Capitol Hill on ...

WASHINGTON - Top Democratic leaders in the Senate say the Republican policing bill is "not salvageable," as they signal an intent to block it and demand negotiations on a new, more bipartisan package ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he'll issue an executive order to protect monuments that are coming under new scrutiny as America wrestles with racism during the unrest sparked by the...

ORLANDO, Fla. - President Donald Trump's administration would be barred from gathering citizenship data through administrative records under a bill introduced Monday in the House, marking the latest c...