President Barack Obama unveiled a new streamlined process for college students and their parents applying for financial aid.

As Republican presidential hopefuls gear up for their second debate on Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is struggling at the polls, is trying to…

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Three more people vowed to join the group in protesting the closure and ultimate reopening of Walter H. Dyett High School on the South Side

President Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide workers with up to seven days of annual paid sick leave

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In an effort to help tackle issues of poverty pushed to the forefront recently by President Barack Obama, advocates for the poor are urging him to…

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Six years after his historic election, President Barack Obama finally scored his own Twitter account Monday and he’s posted two tweets @POTUS. Hello, Twitter! It’s…

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The Obama administration announced plans on Monday to restrict police use of military gear in an effort to ease tensions between officers in some communities…

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Legendary singer Prince was spreading peace in Baltimore this past weekend. Yesterday, he held his “Rally 4 Peace” concert in the city and the day…

For the first time ever, President Barack Obama spoke about the idea of mandatory voting, the Washington Times reports. During a town hall meeting in Cleveland this week,…

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Fifty years ago, several hundred peaceful protesters marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to underscore the need for Black voting…