Sixty-one years ago today, long before the infamous TV moments of OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony, one man's murder conviction became the first-ever courtroom verdict to be televised.

The sister of a man who was shot to death in a road rage incident is speaking out. Adan Marez, 54, who went by Adam, was shot and killed on Saturday, March 8, on the I-35 service road near MLK.

Milwaukee mourns the death of Bucks legend Junior Bridgeman at 71, who left a lasting legacy in basketball and business.

The Root recently reported on Kingsley Wilson, one of the president’s deputy press secretaries at the Defense Department, and ...

Former Milwaukee Bucks player Junior Bridgeman died Tuesday after suffering a medical emergency in Louisville, according to ...

The Granfalloon arts and culture festival will return to Bloomington this spring for its sixth year, featuring multi-award-winning soul singer Mavis Staples, cartoonist Lynda Barry and more.

Police said they believe footage of the incident exists due to the large amount of people in the area during the ...

A 21-year-old is accused of a shooting someone in an apparent road rage incident after the victim approached his car at a ...

The council agreed to instruct its attorney to draft a letter to Judge Calvin Hawkins asking him to resign from the county's ...

In Orwellian juxtaposition, this weekend marked the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when racial justice marchers "rewrote the story of the civil rights ...

Mayor Muriel Bowser visits new Black-owned businesses in Anacostia, celebrating their contributions to the District's economy ...

Conspiracy theories about the assassination of President John F Kennedy on that fateful day on November 22, 1963, have ...