After years of being barred from a segregated military, she became the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She was later an Air Force officer.

The stakes are particularly high for Texas and other border states, where trade with Mexico is worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year.

Though the governor promised to make Illinois “the best state” to raise young children, child care continues to disappear. And, as one couple learned, there’s almost no help for those building a…

Someone stole the Amazon packages I ordered to kick off my self-care in the new year. I have a message for them and a lesson for you.

Texas State Rep. Gene Wu's recent podcast appearance went viral. Here's why his comment on minority communities standing together has resonated so much.

A fiery voice of Black liberation in the 1960s, she later honed a more tender, meditative style in best-selling books for children and adults.

Parents could petition the Texas State Board of Education to review books. Those found to be 'sexually explicit' would be removed from shelves.

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The optional curriculum is part of an effort to infuse Christian theology into public education.

“When I see a mom with her child trying to cross, it's like I see myself in her.”

Los Angeles officials voted Tuesday to approve policies that would establish the city and its schools as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city braces for the incoming Trump administra...

Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.

It's important to mention that Dreamers, permitted to stay in the U.S. since 2012, pay taxes but they can't vote. Trump says he's determined to end the program.