Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.

Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95

The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.

The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died

Richard "Rick" Slayman, the first human to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died almost two months after the procedure. Slayman, who had end-stage kidney disease, underwen...

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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's conviction for contempt of Congress

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld Steve Bannon’s conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress.

What Happens After Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Absolute Immunity: Mapping 3 Scenarios

Mapping different outcomes for the Court's decision on Trump's presidential immunity and the follow-on procedural pathways emerging from those scenarios.

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An Interview With Jack Dorsey

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On May 09, 1961: John Lewis and Two Others Attacked at South Carolina Greyhound Bus Terminal

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Harvard-Educated Black Doctor Launches His Own Brand of Vitamin D3 Supplements to Address Critical Deficiency in the Black Community

Nationwide -- Dr. Geoffrey Mount Varner, an African American physician who earned his doctorate in medicine from Harvard University, is also the founder and CEO of Shield Vitamins, a Black-owned line of various vitamin products. Most notably though, he has formulated a Vitamin D supplement inspired ..