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My Great-Grandfather Narrowly Escaped A Lynch Mob — He Was 11 Years Old

The horror of lynchings has always been a part of my ancestral memory. But knowing the real story of my own family's brush with lynching? It made it real.

A scene from the performance of "June Is Bustin' Out All Over" from the 1956 film based on the musical "Carousel."

WVXU "Do" List: This Weekend Is "Bustin' Out All Over"

It's true our headline is ripped from a song title in the musical-turned-movie "Carousel," but it also is a fitting description of this weekend's...

State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa looks at redistricting maps on display in the Texas Senate in 2013 in Austin, Texas. On Monday, the Supreme Court overruled a decision that several of the state's districts had been drawn to minimize minorities' voting power.

Divided Supreme Court Upholds Nearly All Of Texas GOP Redistricting Plan

The majority argued that courts can't assume district lines are unfair just because past ones were. Critics see the decision to uphold a "racially discriminatory" plan as an erosion of voting rights.

A new study from the<em> New England Journal of Medicine</em> finds that motor vehicle crashes were one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016.

Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, 67 percent of voters say President Trump is a factor in their vote.

Poll: Trump Seen As Important Factor In Americans' Vote, As Democrats Open Up Lead

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, 67 percent of voters say the president is a factor in their vote, far higher than for former President Obama in 2014 when Democrats lost the Senate.

Morning Headlines: Lordstown GM Plant Makes Last Chevy Cruze, Ohio Sees Increase in Drug Arrests

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, March 5: Lordstown GM plant makes last Chevy Cruze; Ohio sees increase in drug arrests; State has backlog...

Florence, expected to approach arrive at the U.S. East Coast late this week, has just been named a Hurricane.

Florence, Now A Hurricane, Is One Of Many Threats To The Atlantic And Pacific

As Hurricane Florence heads toward the southeastern U.S., Hurricane Olivia is headed towards Hawaii and a typhoon is expected to hit Guam on Monday.

Union leaders in Lordstown hope to convince GM to send more product to the plant in Lordstown, which will begin building the third generation Chevy Cruze later this year.

Morning Headlines: Laid-off GM Lordstown Workers Get Aid; Aultman Closes Psych Unit

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, September 13: Laid-off GM Lordstown workers get federal aid; Autlman Closes Psych Unit; Kent State...

Documenting The History Of Mob Violence Against African-American Veterans

A large number of African-American military veterans were murdered by lynching after returning from war. An annual re-enactment of a lynching in Alabama tells one such story.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx and Bishop Stephan Ackermann present the results of the study on sexual abuse of minors by Germany's Catholic priests and clerics on Tuesday in Fulda, Germany.

German Bishops' Report: At Least 3,677 Minors Were Abused By Clerics

The study found that 5 percent of priests in the country's dioceses had been accused of abuse. Germany's justice minister said the study was "shocking and probably just the tip of the iceberg."

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