The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to the hundreds gathered inside the Memphis church.

A New Jersey borough councilwoman was found shot to death in an SUV outside of her home, authorities said.

Vultures scavenge for dead animals along a river turned sewer conduit in Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Its waters turn from clear to black as it traverses informal settlements and industrial hubs.

Amina Luqman-Dawson’s “Freewater,” a middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. Doug Salati’s “Hot Dog,” about the summertime wanderings of an urban pet, was given the Randolph Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations.

Friends and family remember the unarmed Black man brutally murdered by police.

The march has been held annually since January 1974 — a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision established a nationwide right to abortion.

The longtime Christian couple who share four children—two sons and two daughters ages 16-23— is inspiring others through their lasting marriage despite Dianna Hobbs’ multiple bouts with serious illness.

This year, the ceremony returned to NBC, though with little fanfare and some still refusing to support the annual gathering of Hollywood’s elite, to mark its 80th anniversary.

What is the world coming to when a 6-year-old first-grader opens fire in a school? Help us Jesus.

The intersection of prayer and sports has been especially prominent in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin’s frightening collapse during an NFL game.

As millions around the world celebrated the incoming of the New Year by giving thanks to God and attending events with family and friends, tragedy struck in Uganda.

he 45-year-old pastor of Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Brooklyn was charged with two counts of wire fraud, one count of extortion and one count of making material false statements to the FBI.

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said.

Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024.

The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”

Democrats took a victory lap on Sunday after retaining control of the U.S. Senate, defying Republican hopes for a "red wave" in the midterm elections and turned their attention to Georgia, where a run-off contest could strengthen their hand in Congress.

A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected the state’s first Black governor. Vermont will finally send a woman to Congress, after being the only state never to have had female representation in the House.

A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America’s searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the first national election of Joe Biden’s presidency.