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Voters enter a polling station at the Zion Baptist Church on Jan. 5 in Marietta, Ga. Black churches have often played a role in mobilizing their congregants to vote.

Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls'

Bishop Reginald T. Jackson and Supervisor Christy Jackson say church-led voting goes back to the Jim Crow era.

Residents of the District of Columbia rally for statehood Monday near the U.S. Capitol ahead of a House committee hearing on the effort.

With Stronger Democratic Support, D.C. Statehood Fight Returns To Capitol Hill

The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.

Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Monday, as Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in a closed courtroom for espionage.

China Puts 2nd Canadian On Trial For Espionage And Bars Spectators

Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were arrested in China and charged with espionage shortly after Huawei executive Meng Wanzhoi was arrested in British Columbia at the request of the U.S.

Local News Hour - March 23, 2021

On today's Local News Hour:( 00:02) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center report.( 04:42) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's…

Local News Hour - March 25, 2021

On today's Local News Hour:( 00:02) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center report.( 01:03) Summit County Council Member Doug Clyde recaps Wednesday's meeting.(…

It's impossible to know how often college students are getting vaccinated. Rumors of it happening illegitimately are widespread, but many situations aren't so duplicitous upon closer examination, because the vaccinated students are actually eligible, because they work in labs or health care settings, or have underlying health issues that make them high risk for severe COVID-19.

Grounded For Spring Break, College Students Talk About Who Got The Shot, And How

For the second year, undergraduates in New York City are mostly sticking to campus. But there is plenty of gossip about classmates exploiting loopholes to get vaccinated in order to travel or party.

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a lower court's decision from last summer that vacated the six death sentences imposed on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Here, artist Jane Flavell Collins pulls down her courtroom sketches outside the Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston after Tsarnaev was sentenced.

Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Boston Marathon Bomber's Vacated Death Sentences

An appeals court ruled last summer that the original trial judge did not secure an impartial jury for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The U.S. has asked the Supreme Court to review the decision.

Fencing remains in place around the U.S. Capitol complex after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Senate Swears In New Head Of Security After Insurrection Shakeup

Karen Gibson and her two top assistants make up the first all-female leadership team since the office was established in 1789.

Opening arguments are slated to begin in former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial on March 29. Here, people march near the Minnesota state Capitol to honor George Floyd on Friday in St. Paul, Minn.

Derek Chauvin Trial: 14 Jurors Are Seated To Hear Case Of George Floyd Killing

The jury includes three Black men, including two immigrants; one Black woman; two women who identify as multiracial; two white men; and six white women, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Park City Native, Wyatt Pike, Passes First Round of 'Hollywood Week' On American Idol

Park City native, Wyatt Pike has made it past another hurdle during his journey on American Idol. Wyatt Pike made it through the first round of "Hollywood…

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