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June 19, 1865 marks the day slavery was abolished in the United States. One hundred fifty-three years later, people across the country continue to...

A ballot measure supporting a Republican-backed law that prohibits compulsory union membership and fees was overwhelmingly rejected even in the state's deep red regions.

Kevin Anderson needed more than six and a half hours to beat his American opponent, John Isner. It was easily the longest match that late in a major tournament in men's tennis history.

Top journalists open their notebooks and look ahead to the week’s news at home and abroad.

Jean-Claude Arnault's sex abuse scandal has roiled the Swedish Academy, which selects the Nobel Prize in Literature. His appeal of his Oct. 1 conviction has backfired.

Following Jesse Nickerson and Erimius Spencer afterencounters with police, and talking juvenile detention and the Ohio Department of Youth Services. This week’s panel includes Plain Dealerreporter Rachel Dissell, criminal defense attorney Andrea Whitaker, plus attorney .

The punishments are part of Brunei's penal code, first announced in 2013. While the new laws stipulate the death penalty for certain offenses, Brunei has not executed anyone in decades.

Strawberries with needles inserted have been reported in Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and New South Wales. Some growers are dumping fruit and installing metal detectors.

The latest fundraising numbers show this year’s race for governor is going to be the most expensive in the state’s history.The most recent fundraising…

Justices, including the highest-ranking member of the court, have united in defiance of a new law that would force nearly 40 percent of the court's judges into early retirement.