The senators observed nearly nine minutes of silence to honor George Floyd and others killed by police brutality. Senate Democrats gathered on Thursday for a moment of silence to honor…

Not quite two weeks after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died after a now-former Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck, it’s already clear that…

Manuel Ellis of Tacoma, Wash., died in part as a result of how he was restrained, according to the medical examiner, who concluded that his death was a homicide. A…

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen pinpointed the exact moment he believes the United States began its slide “into illiberalism.” In a column for Foreign Policy this week, the retired four-star general…

As Black Lives Matter protests grow across the nation over policing, the deep economic inequalities that African Americans face are coming to the forefront. In many ways, the gap between…

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A special prosecutor for the state of Georgia said Thursday that evidence in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery shows the young black man was repeatedly boxed…

A 22-year-old man was in a half-kneeling position when an officer in a Bay Area city fatally shot him through a police vehicle's windshield, police said Wednesday. Sean Monterrosa, 22,…

The coronavirus didn’t break America. It revealed what was already broken hen the virus came here, it found a country with serious underlying conditions, and it exploited them ruthlessly. Chronic ills—a…

A major turning point in U.S.-Chinese relations occurred Thursday. It nominally involves the future of Hong Kong, but has major significance for Washington and the wider world. China’s National People’s…

Awash in the ghastly video mosaic shot by black people’s cameraphones, I found myself doubled over the kitchen sink. Then a lyric gave me strength. Critic’s Notebook: “The most urgent…