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Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks on Feb. 26, 2020 about the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which would designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law. Emmett Till, pictured at right, was a 14-year-old African-American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.

Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies on her nomination to become an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: What happened Tuesday

Judge Jackson defended her record of sentences she handed down in child pornography cases after several Republican senators alleged she was soft on crime.

Overused Medical Services Cost Medicare Billions Of Dollars

A treatment that is appropriate for one patient can be unnecessary or even counterproductive for another. But Harvard researchers found a way to estimate truly wasteful Medicare spending.

The 2023 Emmy Awards ceremony will air on Monday, September 18 on Fox.

Here are the 2023 Emmy Award nominations

Nominees for the 75th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday by actor Yvette Nicole Brown and Television Academy Chairman Frank Scherma.

Ohio Supreme Court justices, former and current, gathered for a photo opportunity after the opening of the new Women in Law exhibit at the Ohio Supreme Court building in Columbus, Ohio

Women in Law exhibit opens at Ohio Supreme Court, but without first woman chief justice present

The exhibit, announced around the time former Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor's portrait was moved, features prominent women in the legal profession in Ohio.

Photos: See what Election Day looked like across the country

The final day of election season is coming to an end as polling stations around the U.S. close. See what Election Day looked like across the country.

Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing children. Johnson received a full pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot. Dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into legal trouble since their pardons.

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children

A handyman from Florida who received a pardon from President Trump for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was convicted on state charges of child sex abuse and exposing himself to a child.

A "For Sale By Owner" sign (right) is attached to a boarded up rowhouse in Camden, N.J. The poorest areas in the northeast tend to be in densely packed urban areas.

A Look At The Wealth And Income Gap, By ZIP Code

A newly released report says some areas of the U.S. have recovered from the Great Recession much more than others.

This composite image of observations by NASA and the ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory shows the path of Mercury during its November 2006 transit.

Mercury Will Cross In Front Of The Sun In A Rare Event. Here's How To Watch

Stargazers, ready your (solar-filtered) telescopes: Mercury is passing directly across the sun Monday for more than seven hours. And you can watch — if you do it just right.

Supporters of insurance coverage for birth control rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March.

As Supreme Court Sends Back Birth Control Case, Both Sides Claim Victory

The Supreme Court gave lower courts additional instructions to try to reach an accommodation on balancing religious rights and no-cost access to contraception.

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