Harvard University said it is committing $100 million to study and redress the Ivy League institution’s historical ties to slavery, with a new report finding that early staff and faculty at the 386-year-old school once enslaved more than 70 people.  Harvard President Larry Bacow announced the historic pledge on Tuesday, along …

Police in Alabama say a South Carolina truck driver has confessed to killing a woman who disappeared 21 years ago and to hiding her body in a suitcase. Police in Bessemer, Alabama told news outlets that South Carolina native Brian Jones traveled back to Alabama last month and admitted to …

Thousands of workers in food service, hospitality and retail are still making below $15 an hour, including the majority of workers at big-box stores and discount retailers. That low wage stands in contrast to employer who rake in vast amounts of profit, according to a new survey from the left-leaning …

The Justice Department is improving language access to its programs to help people with limited English proficiency better report crimes. The Interior Department is providing technical assistance to Native American tribes to help them apply for grants. The Energy Department is helping low-income households access programs to weatherize their homes …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing TransUnion and one of the credit reporting giant’s longtime executives for allegedly continuing to employ deceptive sales and marketing tactics. TransUnion tricked people into recurring payments after previously being fined for the activity, the consumer watchdog agency said Tuesday in a news release. …

The U.S. Mint has unveiled the five women who will appear on quarters in 2023 as part of the four year series celebrating women’s contributions to the United States. Next year’s diverse honorees include a former first lady, pilot, prima ballerina, composer and journalist.  This is the second round of …

Homebuyers have faced a dilemma during the pandemic: Swallow rapid price increases and forgo typical steps like house inspections, or risk getting left out of the real estate market. Those dynamics have caused some observers to question whether the U.S. is repeating the housing bubble of the early 2000s, which …

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s remarkable career came to thrilling and sudden close Saturday night after Caleb Love made a key 3-pointer and three late free throws to lift archrival North Carolina to a thrill-a-minute 81-77 victory over the Blue Devils. This was the 258th, most consequential and maybe, just maybe, …

President Biden on Tuesday signed a bill to make lynching a federal hate crime, which came after Congress failed more than 200 times to pass anti-lynching legislation. Both Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks in the White House Rose Garden to mark the signing.  The Emmett Till …

Nearly three decades after Diana Ault was killed, the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Kansas City announced it is reopening the unsolved murder case. In a statement on Monday, the FBI said it is seeking new information from the public. Ault was found dead on the floor of her Independence, Missouri, …