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Reps. Bennie Thompson (right) and Liz Cheney, joined by fellow committee members, speak to the media after a July 27 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued a wave of record requests to eight federal agencies, including any communications by Rudy Giuliani and Ivanka Trump.

U.S. Vice President Harris meets with civil society change makers who work on LGBT, transgender, and disability rights and climate change, at the U.S. Chief of Mission's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

On Her Last Stop In Southeast Asia, VP Harris Emphasizes Human And Worker Rights

Harris participated in events on Thursday in Vietnam that elevated activists in a region known for its challenges and restrictions to human rights.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the legal blows it has taken, are central to the current political fight over voting access.

How The Voting Rights Act Came To Be And How It's Changed

The most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history has been upended by two recent Supreme Court decisions. States are moving to pass new voting restrictions nationwide.

Greene County Public Health Officials Urge Vaccination As They Announce More COVID-19 Deaths

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department reports that 22 more Greene County residents have died of COVID-19. They ranged in age from their 40s to…

Schuette Prairie In Southwest Missouri Showcases How Millions Of Acres In The State Once Looked

A parcel of land southeast of Bolivar is filled with a variety of grasses and wildflowers. Brown-headed coneflowers and compass plants blow in the breeze.…

Drury University's COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Is 68 Percent As Classes Get Underway

Approximately 68 percent of Drury University students, staff and faculty have been vaccinated against COVID-19.Drury began the 2021-22 academic year…

Watch Live: Biden Speaks After Kabul Attack

President Biden speaks after at least 12 U.S. service members were killed in explosions near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. The attacks also injured at…

A photo taken on October 18, 1920, of suffragettes in Newark, New Jersey during the closing hours of the campaign for votes in support of the 19th Amendment.

Voting Advocates Say Women's Equality Day Has A Complicated (And Yes, Racist) History

Women's Equality Day commemorates the day that the 19th amendment was certified on August 26, 1920. It was a watershed moment, but voting rights advocates say its true legacy is more nuanced.

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday. A suicide bomber targeted crowds massing near the airport in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover.

The Attack Outside Kabul Airport Pushes The U.S. Exit Into Deeper Disarray

Thursday's terrorist attack left at least 13 U.S. service members and at least 60 Afghan civilians dead. It came less than a week before an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. forces from the country.

Springfield-Greene County Health Department Announces Campaign To Get Even More People Vaccinated

Fifty-four percent of Greene County residents are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. So, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department is planning a…

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