An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates ...

From Canada and the United Kingdom to Costa Rica and Australia, Black people's impact extends far beyond US borders. Here's how Black History Month is celebrated in some unexpected places.

Donald Trump is sworn in Jan. 20 by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline in the rain as investigators ...

The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials ...

Kobe Bryant was on top of the world, but it soon all came crashing down with a sexual assault allegation and court case.

The Defense Intelligence Agency also ordered the suspension of events marking LGBTQ Pride Month, Juneteenth and Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The devastating firestorm that rained embers and terror across Los Angeles County has officially come to an end, with fire ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, the 1994 world figure skating champions in pairs, lost their lives in the crash. They represented Russia but moved to the US, where they launched successful ...