Former California Congressman Pete McCloskey, who ran as a Republican challenging President Richard Nixon in 1972, has died.

A New York real estate developer was charged with assault after police said he struck a woman with his car during a pro-Palestinian demonstration led by students connected to the Columbia University protest encampment.

The decision by Boy Scouts of America to rebrand after 114 years and become Scouting America marks another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change.

Defense attorneys for a woman charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend are ramping up efforts to show that she was framed.

Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has advised Ohio's public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges on students who wear face coverings during pro-Palestinian protests.

The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of an Ohio man who died in police custody last month told mourners at his funeral that they and the community must fight to see that he gets justice.

Xavier University’s pick to deliver its undergraduate commencement address has sparked criticism among students who oppose past positions by the U.S. on the war in Gaza.

Voting rights advocates have created a new initiative to increase Black voter turnout ahead of this fall's general election.

A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by a grand jury that said he intended to rape a nursing student whose body was found near a running trail on the University of Georgia campus.

The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress to answer questions about how they have handled incidents of antisemitism on their school campuses.