In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Freedman’ Savings and Trust Co., U.S. Treasury SecretaryJacob Lew has renamed the Treasury Annex building in Washington, D.C., in honor of the bank that was incorporated by Congress in 1865 to help stimulate wealth-building for

The House of Representatives passed a bill Monday night that would extend new protections to unpaid interns in the federal government, a vote that bodes well for the legislation’s chances in the Senate. The bill would close a loophole in

A Maryland appeals court postponed the trial of a police van driver charged with second-degree murder in the death of Freddie Gray, saying it needs to address whether another Baltimore officer should be compelled to testify against Caesar Goodson. Jury

A Georgia prosecutor said he plans to ask a grand jury to indict an officer who killed an unarmed black man early last year. Dekalb County Officer Robert Olsen fatally shot 27-year-old Anthony Hill in March 2015. Hill, a veteran in

Joining a number of celebrities who have questioned the allegations of more than 50 women who say Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them in the past, comedian Eddie Griffin called the fallout a “systematic effort to destroy every Black male entertainer’s

General Motors Co. and ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. are forming an unprecedented partnership that could help them beat their rivals to the self-driving future. Lyft said Monday that GM invested $500 million in the company as part of a round

After Monday’s news that a grand jury would not indict officers in the Tamir Rice case, his mother wept so much that she could barely speak, her lawyer said.   Subodh Chandra, lawyer for Samaria Rice, said both he and

Bill Cosby filed a lawsuit Monday against supermodel Beverly Johnson, alleging she lied when she said the comedian drugged and tried to rape her at his New York home in the mid-1980s. Cosby’s lawsuit says Johnson joined other women making

Several women who were sexually assaulted by former Oklahoma City officer Daniel Holtzclawaddressed the media Friday, sharing their thoughts on the guilty verdict and the pain they’ve lived with since their encounter with the serial rapist. Jannie Ligons, who reported

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for keeping vise-like control over Chicago and his own political image, finds himself in the weakest position of his long public career as he struggles to respond to a police scandal, claims of cover-ups at City