Rev. Jesse Jackson gestures to a friend in the balcony at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 15, 2013. The church held a ceremony honoring the memory ...

People across China marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and festive celebrations. Crowds thronged ...

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday.

The National Weather Service on Monday evening issued a red flag warning for most of Nebraska, with high winds and low ...

The three U.S. women who will be going for Olympic gold when their figure skating competition begins Tuesday night are role ...

More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington led a critical campaign in the early ...

Robert Duvall, the Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in Hollywood classics such as "The Godfather" and ...

There would be no American music as we know it without the contributions of Black artists. Since the first African music was ...

It's been a confusing time for people with student loans. If you're a student loan borrower, here are some key things to know ...

The meaning of Presidents Day has changed dramatically, from being mostly unremarkable and filled with work for Washington in ...

Whatever their views on immigration enforcement, Minnesotans should welcome the announcement by border czar Tom Homan on Feb. 12 that Operation Metro Surge soon will end, and that a significant ...

Herald writers Wilson Moore, Tom Shatel and Sam McKewon assess Nebraska basketball's stock heading into the Iowa game.