Women represent half of the U.S. population. But it’s still rare in some states for female lawmakers to have leading roles in ...

The City of St. Louis joined Toronto as one of only two major North American cities to raise the red, black and green ...

Axel Rudakubana, a drug driver who killed his girlfriend and ex-cage fighter Paul 'Boom Boom' Cahoon were among those locked ...

In 1999, a man from New Jersey put Louisville on the map after becoming the first successful hand transplant patient in the ...

Sometimes, it’s hard to keep track what’s happening in the news, so for everyone’s sake, The Root is recapping some of the ...

A Pittsburgh man was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 25 years in prison for his conviction of sex trafficking.

A 74-year-old man is still waiting to be rescued after his truck was swallowed by a giant sinkhole near Tokyo four days ago.

She had been in pain for the entire 90-minute flight. Her abdomen was so distended and tender that she felt as if it might ...

James Mangold, director of “Walk the Line,” brings the electric true story of Bob Dylan to the big screen in “A Complete ...

Following the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade, conversations about male hormonal birth control have never been more ...

MILPITAS — A man being held at the Elmwood Correctional Facility was on life support after other inmates viciously attacked ...