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Allen Brooks, Victim of a 1910 Lynching, Is Remembered in Dallas

adminNov 20, 20211 min read
A historical marker will commemorate the intersection where a mob paraded Brooks’s body after he was savagely killed while awaiting trial.
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One Historic Black Neighborhood’s Stake in the Infrastructure Bill

adminNov 20, 20211 min read
Generations of New Orleans residents have dreamed of the day when the Claiborne Expressway might be removed. President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package could eventually make that possible.
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U.S. Tries to Convince Arab Allies It Isn’t Quitting Middle East

adminNov 20, 20211 min read
The defense secretary faced tough questions about how countries were supposed to deal with a U.S. national security policy that upends itself with each president.
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Wildfires in California Killed Thousands of Giant Sequoias

adminNov 20, 20211 min read
The past 15 months have been devastating for the majestic trees, as fires destroyed an estimated 13 to 19 percent of their population, officials said.