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A Los Angeles commission report has outlined historical and contemporary racial injustices that Black residents face. The authors hope it will help guide the creation of a reparations program.

Fifty years ago Sunday, the Supreme Court told Ollie's Barbecue in Birmingham, Ala., that the government had a right to order it — and all restaurants — to seat African-Americans.

The town of Taft, Calif. celebrates its oil drilling heritage every five years with a festival called Oildorado. Among the events, an "oil field skills" competition to find the best roustabout.

Writer KAREN ARMSTRONG is the author of the best-seller "A History of God." Her new book examines how the city of Jerusalem became the holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. ARMSTRONG's new book is "Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths," (Knopf) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

The Museums of Historic Hopkinsville-Christian County hosted a “Downtown Summer Stroll” on Friday evening to showcase Hopkinsville history.

The Sacramento History Museum has grown an audience for its ancient printing press through a modern medium: TikTok. Volunteer docent Howard Hatch and staffer Jared Jones take us through their process.

The Fisk Jubilee Singers famously saved Fisk University from financial ruin 150 years ago. But even now, the Nashville school's financial problems remain.

The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are underway in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are competing. Fewer than 60 will make it to next month's Summer Olympics in Paris.

Connecticut has suddenly become the epicenter of America's gun control debate, in a way no one there could have foreseen. In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the state that once led the world in making modern weaponry is now the backdrop for arguments over the U.S. gun industry.

Where there are humans, there are rats. But new research says we still have a lot to learn about our furry, often reviled, companions.