Flags were planted in the grounds near the Washington Monument Tuesday to mark the grim milestone of 200,000 people dead from the coronavirus in the United States.
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Music
Russell Wilson, Ciara fund charter school in Seattle area
Football star Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, the Grammy-winning performer, are the latest wealthy philanthropists to back a charter school — though the celebrity couple say they're not focused on the politically charged school choice issue and undeterred by challenges that have plagued Washington state's charter sector.
National
Lawyers: Cop video doesn't show fatal shooting of Black man
Lawyers for two Black people who were shot by suburban Chicago police said Wednesday that video shared by authorities showed a bullet-riddled car but not the entire incident.
National
Black men's votes courted as some search for political home
For Phillip Agnew, engaging Black male voters ahead of the general election isn't just about persuading them to choose former Vice President Joe Biden over incumbent Donald Trump.
National
QAnon's 'Save the Children' morphs into popular slogan
At a busy intersection in this small Illinois town, Lynn Vermillion smiles at passing drivers who honk their support for the colorful posters she and friends wave: "Save Our Children. Save their Children. Save ALL the Children."
Celebrities
Gang member who says he beat up R. Kelly sentenced in deaths
A convicted gang member who said he beat up jailed R&B singer R. Kelly in a Chicago cell in August has been sentenced to life in prison for a racketeering conviction that involved two 1999 murders.
