Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

There are six bills currently in Congress aiming to limit the power of big tech companies such as Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

On Thursday, families across the United States began receiving a monthly child tax credit payment.

On Thursday, a confirmation hearing was held for Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, President Biden’s nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Top Democratic lawmakers, including House Majority Whip James Clyburn, are urging their colleagues in the Senate to reform the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation.

As cities and states across the country reopen, inflation is on the rise.

A new guard is shaking up the status quo, demanding greater inclusion and representation on runways, in editorials, and behind the scenes.

As the Delta variant spreads across the U.S., more than half of U.S. states are seeing spikes in COVID-19 cases.

Earlier this week, rebel forces claimed that they captured Alamata, the major town in the southern part of Tigray.

On Wednesday, the CDC released data showing that more than 93,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2020.

Plus, under pressure from activists and civil rights leaders, President Joe Biden has called for a “new coalition” to defend voting rights. 

Residents in western Palm Beach Country are challenging sugar companies with a lawsuit in federal court claiming that pollution from cane burning is damaging their health.

This season, Shohei Ohtani has shown how exciting it is to watch a player excel on the mound and at the plate. 

On Sunday, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson became the first billionaire to launch himself into space on a rocket he helped fund. 

Brandeis University's newly-released “Oppressive Language List” aims to address language that can be seen as violent in nature.

Since 2010, 138 hospitals in rural communities have closed, and the COVID-19 pandemic pushed them to the brink with a record 19 closing last year alone.

A report put out this year by the non-profit Freedom House says that 2020 was the 15th consecutive year in which global freedoms declined, as authoritarian leaders gained more power.

Last week, 21-year-old Sha'Carri Richardson's Olympic dreams ended abruptly after she tested positive for marijuana. 

Following the assassination, Haiti’s police force has killed four people it suspects in the president’s killing.

While the overturning of Cosby’s conviction is seen as a legal victory by some, it’s seen as an injustice by others.

New York City may be the largest jurisdiction to turn to ranked-choice voting, but it’s far from the only one in recent years.