The man, 47, was arrested on suspicion of a 'racially aggravated public order offence' near the city's Glade of Light ...

The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.

Timothy and Quanzell Scholtz spoke about their family member Edward Sholtz, who died Jan. 5 at Wynn Hospital in Utica. The 22-year-old inmate from Syracuse was transferred there on Dec. 17 after he ...

The executive order was in part a response to pro-Palestinian protests at colleges and universities after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel.

The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and members of Congress.

Chump change Fortune favors the bold, so while it is important to point out the wasteful practice of manufacturing pennies at a cost of three cents each, it is literally small change (“Time to start ...

Tenants of a building run by one of the alleged worst landlords in New York City are threatening a rent strike until their problems with mold and other hazards are fixed.

A week after a 16-year-old was shot at her high school in Nashville, her parents made the wrenching decision to send her body ...

Dr. Margaret Carpenter, her company Nightingale Medical, PC, and an unnamed third person have all been charged with “criminal ...

The bill would create the crime of “masked harassment” under the state’s existing harassment laws and contains several exemptions for people who wear masks for medical reasons or during cold weather, ...

Canada and the U.K. have laws restricting masks from being worn in protests or riots. In the U.S., masking laws vary by state ...

The movement to demand action on climate change took a new turn on October 14, 2022, the day that a pair of activists in ...