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Emperor Akihito said his age and poor health could make the performance of his duties impossible. But Japanese law doesn't allow for the emperor to step down.

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was pelted with rocks when he visited the site Sunday. The nation is now in three days of mourning.

He took the electronics chain from one store in Brooklyn, N.Y., to — at its height — 43 stores in four states. Antar went to prison for racketeering and stock fraud, but his conviction was overturned.

The Saint John Coltrane Church, a San Francisco ministry dedicated to the iconic musician, is confronting charges of unpaid rent. The congregation has been told to leave the premises this week.

Gunmen stormed Kabul University in Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 19 people. It was the second attack on a learning center in Kabul in recent days. ISIS claimed responsibility.

As New York Fashion Week draws to a close, here's a roundup of the latest trends that could make their way from the runway to our closets.

Photos of African-American life from "Ebony" and "Jet" magazines were sold and will be given to the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and to the Getty Research Institute.

After Alaska's governor called a special session, feuding lawmakers gathered in two separate cities — making it difficult to reach an agreement on funding measures for the state.

Philip Freelon, chief architect of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, has died. He was diagnosed with ALS in 2016.

As executive chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase's restaurant, she made the eatery a hub for the African American community of New Orleans and a meeting place for organizers of the civil rights movement.