Chicago leaders are sharing messages of admiration for Rev. Jesse Jackson's life and legacy on Tuesday.

Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson, who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., died at 84, his family said. Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist and the founder and CEO of Blueprint Strategy ...

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland debuts new programs and exhibitions in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month.

Activist and author Rana Abdelhamid is a black belt in karate and has been teaching self-defense for nearly 17 years. She speaks to "CBS Mornings" about how she was attacked as a teenager, why she ...

Lena Waithe stopped by the WJZ studio to talk about the inspiration and creation of trinity, which runs now through March 8, 2026 at Baltimore Center Stage.

Investigators are still trying to gather more information after a triple shooting near Charles Hadley Park in Miami that left a 19-year-old dead and two 18-year-old injured on Monday night.

A woman was struck by a van and injured as she was walking to her vehicle early Saturday, Detroit police said.

Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison says he plans to "terminate" two officers after they contacted U.S. Customs and Border Patrol during two separate traffic stops, adding that their actions were ...

A lull in widespread rainfall was expected in Southern California during the daytime hours on Tuesday, although forecasts showed a wet evening throughout the region, according to the National Weather ...

Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to hold talks in Geneva on Tuesday. This comes as thousands of Ukrainians were impacted by a Russian attack overnight. CBS News' Holly Williams reports.

The demonstrations to desegregate Girard College put Philadelphia at the center of the civil rights movement. Nearly 60 years later, some of the activists on the front lines of the movement say the ...

Jon Meacham, a historian and bestselling author, discusses the state of American politics, what we can learn from U.S. history, and his latest book, "American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent and the ...