Black soldiers are honored, name by name, at a Civil War battlefield
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Thelma Sims Dukes grew up during the 1940s and ‘50s in a segregated Mississippi town steeped in…
A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start
SAN FRANCISCO — After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are…
Flames menace multiple towns as wildfire grows into one of the largest in Texas history
CANADIAN, Texas — A cluster of wildfires that scorched the Texas Panhandle included a blaze that grew into one of…
What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
NEW YORK — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it…
School voucher ideas expose deep GOP divisions in Tennessee Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With a supermajority grip over the Tennessee Statehouse, there are very few things Republicans can’t push through…
Trump lawyers say he’s prepared to post $100 million bond while appealing staggering fraud penalty
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Wednesday that he’s prepared to post a $100…
States promise to help disabled kids. Why do some families wait a decade or more?
TOPEKA, Kan. — When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up…
West Virginia medical professionals condemn bill that prohibits care to at-risk transgender youth
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of medical professionals in West Virginia have signed a letter condemning a bill advancing in the…
Family Dollar Stores agrees to pay $41.6M for rodent-infested warehouse in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs,…
Editorial Roundup: United States – ABC News
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Feb. 22 The Washington Post on the Biden impeachment inquiry…