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In 1970, on the 50th anniversary of suffrage, the Women's Strike for Equality brought together a diverse group of protesters.

"So what are you doing sweet lady?" A flurry of 558 messages was sent by a senior state official over 27 days.

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris is calling on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act ahead of the November election. Sen. Harris (D-Calif.) made the congressional call to action in an op-e...

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned bank robber Jon Ponder ahead of the reformed three-time felon’s speech at the Republican National Convention. Ponder, now a born-again prisoner rehabilitation expert, appeared in a v...

Jerry Falwell, Jr. told CBS News he is stepping down as president of Liberty University in the wake of salacious allegations. Jericka Duncan reports.

When businesswoman Lynda Bennett lost the GOP runoff for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District on June 23, it ended the political equivalent of Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak: It was the first time this year that a...

The Trump administration moved to cut off two dozen Chinese companies from the American market on Wednesday, saying they had contributed to China's controversial island-building campaign.

First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday urged voters to support her husband President Trump's re-election and offered words of comfort for coronavirus pandemic victims during an address from the Rose Garden. "It has been ins...

A group of young Black Lives Matters protesters harassed several white diners in Washington, DC on Monday night for not raising their fists in solidarity. One of the dramatic scenes, which has since gone viral, was captu...

The first death linked to coronavirus since May occurred in Gaza on Wednesday after the territory went into a 48 hour lockdown.

Police in Belarus have detained over 50 people across the country during protests that demanded the resignation of the country’s authoritarian leader

The United States and the UK are joining the EU in calling for an investigation into the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he’s “deeply concerned” ...

The first lady, the final speaker of the second night of the Republican convention, delivered her address from the White House Rose Garden.

Claims that Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, is now the second-most powerful figure in North Korea and a potential successor to her brother are "exaggerated," a South Korean government minister said -- contradi...

Convicted bank robber and founder and CEO of Hope for Prisoners, Inc. Jon Ponder was issued a full pardon by President Trump. CNN's Kaitlan Collins has the details.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offered a robust defense of President Donald Trump's foreign policy in an unprecedented speech at the Republican National Convention.

Considering he once came close to quitting the sport he loves to open up a pizzeria, American golfer Brendon Todd has earned the right to enjoy every single slice of life that comes his way these days. And with good reas...

A collection of 425 complete early Islamic gold coins were discovered near the central city of Yavne, Israeli archaeologists announced Monday.

The nine men include seven who have fled the country and are on an airport watchlist, authorities say.

Former president residing in Belgium has not made any public statement about whether he wishes to run again.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says it “makes absolutely no sense” to maintain the current levels of legal immigration in the US when the country faces an unemployment crisis, he said in an interview Tuesday. Speaking to B...

Chicago's controversial police union boss John Catanzara says he will be on the South Lawn of the White House Thursday when President Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican Party's nomination for reelection.