Christopher Cicchiello

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who drew millions of fans with his folksy tales of living and loving on tropical sandy beaches, frozen concoction in hand, died Friday.

Republican legislators in Tennessee voted to expel two Black Democrats from the state House over their protests on the chamber floor against gun violence last week, while a vote to expel a third white Democratic representative fell short.

Republican legislators in Tennessee voted Thursday to expel two Black Democrats from the state House over their protests on the chamber floor against gun violence last week, while a vote to expel a third, white Democratic representative fell short.

Hawaii reached the milestone earlier this year of having no girls in its only youth correctional facility — a first in state history, officials say.

Both sides in the abortion rights fight are taking to ballot initiatives and the courts to enshrine their positions in state constitutions after the fall of Roe.

Former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone was heckled near the Capitol after attending Thursday's prime-time hearing by the Jan. 6 committee.

Shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, abortion bans went into effect in seven states, with many more expected to kick in over the coming weeks.

Former neo-Nazi Christian Picciolini and social justice poet Theo Wilson share how to respond to inflammatory phrases like "liberal media" and "I have Black friends."

His music was once boycotted for his soulful rendition of the national anthem. Fifty years later, one of his songs is a holiday staple.

With "Feliz Navidad" turning 50, Feliciano is showing no signs of slowing down.

Democrat Candace Valenzuela is running for a U.S. House seat to flip her red district in Texas blue — and will make history in Congress if she pulls it off.