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Three bronze panels are mounted on a West Point classroom building. Erected in 1965, the panels were intended to display key events in American History. One of the images depicted is a hooded person carrying a rifle, chest out, with flames in the background. The inscription says “Ku Klux Klan.”

Confederate names are being removed from bases, but is a KKK image at West Point 'more nuanced'?

The Defense Department is planning to eliminate Confederate names from bases and more than 1100 other things in the military. But it's not clear whether that will include an unusual display at West Point — a bronze depiction of a Ku Klux Klan member.

Former President Donald Trump smiles at the crowd after speaking at a rally on Jan. 15 in Florence, Ariz.

Trump's political revenge tour takes on Republicans who broke with him over Jan. 6

The former president is campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday night in the district of one GOP lawmaker who voted for impeachment and is facing a primary challenge from a Trump-backed opponent.

Beyoncé, whose album <em>RENAISSANCE</em> was released in July 2022, is nominated for nine awards at the 65th annual Grammys, which will be handed out on Sunday, February 5.

2023 Grammy Awards: The full list of nominees and winners

Beyoncé won four prizes to become the artist with the most Grammys in history, but the night's biggest prizes went to Harry Styles, Lizzo and Bonnie Raitt.

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker speaks during a campaign stop in Dawsonville, Ga., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.

Second woman says Ga. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for abortion

An anonymous woman said Walker was a "hypocrite" for running an anti-abortion campaign after allegedly pressuring her to terminate a pregnancy.

School principals say culture wars made last year 'rough as hell'

A new survey of high school principals reveals that political fights with parents and community members are on the rise and taking a serious toll.

A RIDE minivan parks across the street from City Hall in Wilson, N.C.

This small city ditched its buses. Its public Uber-like service has been a big hit

Called microtransit, the system allows passengers to order a shuttle ride over the phone, much as they would do with Uber or Lyft. Rides cost $1.50.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt relief at Delaware State University, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Dover, Del. A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2022, blocked Biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness.

A federal judge calls student loan relief unlawful, deepening limbo for borrowers

The program to erase student loan debts for millions of borrowers hit a brick wall Thursday when it was blocked by a U.S. District Court judge. The administration quickly appealed the decision.

Students walk to and from classes on the Indiana University campus, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana will tax student debt relief as income, reflecting similar policies in other U.S. states following the Biden administration's announcement of a forgiveness plan in August 2022.

Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness plan

In a letter to Biden, Republican governors say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

Nearly two years after the FDA issued a policy denouncing the marketing of fruit-flavored vape juice and other vape products to young people, the products are still widely available in stores. But experts hope that could be about to change.

The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens

The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?

The landmark Supreme Court decision, <em>Obergefell v. Hodges</em>, ruled that same-sex marriage was constitutional in 2015. Now, Congress is set to move forward with The Respect for Marriage Act to codify same-sex marriages through federal protections.

Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights

Same-sex marriage was once a deeply divisive issue. Now, polls show over 70% of Americans support same-sex marriage, and Congress is set to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act.

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