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The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10.

Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering

The Supreme Court has ruled against Alabama's defense of an electoral map drawn by the state's Republican-dominated legislature. Black voters had challenged the law as racially discriminatory.

On Sept. 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. This week, the city is remembering one of the darkest chapters in civil rights history.

Lessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

This city is remembering a dark chapters in U.S. civil rights history. On September 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church, killing four Black girls and rocking the conscience of the nation.

A man holding an umbrella stands near a fallen tree during stormy weather in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Powerful storms killed 2 people and left more than 1 million customers without power

A severe summer storm system swept from Alabama to New York on Monday, leaving a trail of toppled trees, damaged buildings and transportation headaches in its wake.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) speaks during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe Airport on Saturday in Minden, Nevada.

Alabama Sen. Tuberville equates descendants of enslaved people to criminals

Tuberville spoke at a pro-Trump rally in Nevada on Saturday ahead of the November midterm elections. The NAACP called the comments "flat out racist, ignorant and utterly sickening."

From 2022-2023, chronic absenteeism declined in 33 of the 39 states AEI looked at. But it was still a persistent problem: In a handful of places, including Nevada, Washington, D.C., Michigan, New Mexico and Oregon, roughly 1 in 3 students – or more – were chronically absent.

K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school

Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was a clear and down-to-earth explainer of what was happening during the pandemic, often on CNN and other networks. She's pictured here at a COVID press conference in April 2020.

Filling Fauci's shoes: Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo is HIV expert and a lot of fun at parties

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will lead NIH's infectious diseases institute. Colleagues say she has a wide breadth of knowledge and a joyful demeanor.

Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn't over

An unexpected U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act. But many voting rights advocates and legal scholars are bracing for new efforts to dismantle the law.

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

Tuberville's hold on military promotions may put 650 officers in limbo by year's end

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

State Sen. Kelli Stargel looks through redistricting maps during a Senate Committee on Reapportionment hearing on Jan. 13, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution, a state judge ruled Saturday.

DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

The decision was the latest to strike down new congressional maps in Southern states over concerns that they diluted the voting power of Black residents.

Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

5 major takeaways — and one thing missing — from the fourth Republican debate

As four candidates hotly debated issues ranging from foreign policy to gender identity to immigration, it's clear Nikki Haley is seen as a threat and Trump still looms large even when he's not there.

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