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Banners and signs are hung on a fence at Lafayette Square near the White House, during ongoing protests against police brutality and racism in June 2020. The Library of Congress has digitized some of the pieces of artwork, signs and photographs once displayed on the fence.

Artwork from the Black Lives Matter memorial has a new home: the Library of Congress

The artwork that once served as a memorial to the movement is being displayed in a new online exhibit at the Library of Congress. So far, 33 pieces are posted.

In the wake of the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em> last Friday, abortion-rights activists continue to fight against laws restricting access to abortion.

Abortion-rights advocates in the 13 trigger law states refuse to give up post-Roe

For abortion-rights defenders, the fall of Roe v. Wade was a disaster in slow motion. That made the blow no less painful. Thirteen people with personal connections to the issue share their stories.

Cars and trucks line up for hours at Latvia's Terehova border crossing into Russia on Aug. 3.

At Latvia's border with Russia, the line grows long, and tempers short

European sanctions on Russia over Ukraine have caused major traffic backups along the Latvian border. And truckers can feel the mounting tension between Russia and NATO members like Latvia.

A bridge separates 2 realities at the frontier of Russian-occupied Ukraine

Russia is threatening to invade Ukraine. But in the eastern region of Donbas, war has been underway since Russia-backed separatists moved in and declared breakaway republics in 2014.

David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills & Nash onstage in Los Angeles in 2010. They're supporting former bandmate Neil Young in pulling material from Spotify.

David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills ask to pull their content from Spotify

The former bandmates of Neil Young say they are supporting his protest against COVID-19 misinformation on the music-streaming platform.

Duwamish Tribal Services Executive Director Jolene Haas holds up her hands, a traditional gesture of gratitude, on the banks of the Duwamish River in Seattle on Sept. 21, 2019.

This tribe has fought for years to get federal recognition. It's about their identity

Federally recognized tribes can be eligible for benefits such as land, health care, revenue streams from casinos, and education. The Duwamish say that these resources would be game changers for them.

People wait for coronavirus test outside a court in Mumbai on Monday as India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.

India Breaks Its Single-Day Case Record With More Than 100,000 New Infections

India is the world's biggest vaccine producer. It's also where the coronavirus is now spreading fastest. Infections are surging across South Asia.

People rallying in patriotic support of Ukraine hold a 500 meter long ribbon in the colors of the Ukrainian flag outside St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery on Unity Day on January 22, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine crisis deepens after U.K. says Russia may try to install a pro-Kremlin leader

The situation along the Russia-Ukraine border remains tense, with thousands of Russian troops amassed just across the divide and Ukraine preparing for a possible invasion.

An elderly woman is assisted while crossing the Irpin river, under a bridge that was destroyed by a Russian airstrike, as civilians flee the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022.

Putin says Ukraine's future is in doubt as cease-fires collapse

Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukrainian statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war" as Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities

Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Judiciary Committee, will preside over next week's confirmation hearings at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Dick Durbin, a low-key Senate veteran, to preside over Supreme Court hearings

Durbin has been No. 2 in the Senate Democratic leadership since 2007, a job that involves knowing senators well enough to be able to count and corral votes, and knowing how to broker a deal.

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