The University of Alabama board of trustees is renaming a building after Autherine Lucy Foster and former Gov. Bibb Graves, who was in the KKK.
Author: Christine Fernando, USA TODAY
Power outages, icy roads, frigid cold from Texas to Northeast after winter storm dumped 17 inches of snow in some areas
The storm left a 2,000-mile trail of snow, sleet and freezing rain from Texas to the Northeast.
NYPD officer faces hate crime charges in reported anti-Muslim attack that left man unconscious
Riggs Kwong, 50, who was off-duty during the Jan. 16 incident, is charged with assault as a hate crime.
Over 100K without power, blizzard warnings across Northeast amid powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm has created blizzard conditions in some regions and knocked out power to more than 100,000 customers in Massachusetts.
10 injured, 3 hospitalized after Pittsburgh bridge collapse; Bridge was in ‘poor’ condition, needed $1.5M in repairs
Ten people were injured and three were transported to the hospital after a snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning.
‘Surreal’ wildfire burning near iconic California coastal highway prompts evacuations
A section of California’s famous Highway 1 was closed Saturday morning due to a fire near the Pacific Ocean.
Before and after images show Tonga smothered in ash after volcanic eruption causes tsunami
Tonga avoided widespread disaster many had feared, and tsunami waves rose only to about 2.7 feet. See before and after photos of the island nation.
Tsunami impacts hit West Coast after volcano eruption in Pacific; stay away from beaches, officials warn
West Coast authorities pleaded with residents to stay out of the Pacific Ocean and away from beaches on Saturday.
Massive winter storm takes aim at Southern states after dumping snow across upper Midwest
Winter hazard alerts covered parts of more than a dozen states Saturday, extending as far west as Kansas and as far south as Georgia.
Students don’t want to learn in a ‘COVID petri dish.’ They’re walking out to prove their point.
Students in Boston and Chicago will stage COVID walkouts on Friday, following similar protests in New York City, Seattle, Milwaukee and elsewhere.