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The African American Museum, Dallas celebrates Black History every month with exhibitions and educational events that honor the rich heritage and achievements of African Americans.

Museums, libraries and stages across North Texas celebrate Black History Month through art and culture

From Dallas to Fort Worth, arts organizations across North Texas are hosting exhibitions, performances and family-friendly programs to celebrate Black History Month.

A pro-Trump attorney involved in overturning the 2020 election was on trial this week

Pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman went on trial this week in California's State Bar Court, where the state bar is seeking to revoke his law license.

Pentagon puts Scouts 'on notice' over DEI and girl-centered policies

After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a 6-month reprieve

Son Tus Niños Tambien - Trans Kids Back To School

The trans community was recently in the spotlight when the Texas legislature attempted to pass its so-called bathroom bill in the Senate. SB6 would have...

A resident walks in to cast her vote at a polling station in Maine on June 12, in the state's primary elections. Maine is one of 17 states that has yet to apply for election security money allocated this year by congress.

Bureaucracy And Politics Slow Election Security Funding To States

Congress is giving states $380 million to bolster the security of the 2018 elections. But getting that money out to local election officials has been a slow and laborious process.

Dallas Symphony Hires Grammy-Winning Fabio Luisi As New Music Director

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has appointed Grammy-winning Fabio Luisi as its new music director. Luisi has a five-year contract and replaces Jaap van…

Derrick Slaughter attends a July 14, 2017, march through the streets of Norwalk, Ohio, against the epidemic of heroin, with his grandmother (not shown). Both of Derrick's parents are heroin addicts and he is now being raised by his grandparents.

Poll: Rural Americans Rattled By Opioid Epidemic; Many Want Government Help

A poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds opioid abuse a top issue for rural Americans.

HealthCare.gov has already begun showcasing health plans and prices for 2017.

Hunting For A Health Plan? Bronze May Be Your Best Value

The lower premiums that come with bronze plans, plus Obamacare's caps on out-of-pocket spending, can make these plans the best deal for people who have very few medical expenses — or very many.

Money deposited in a health savings account is tax-deductible, grows tax-free and can be used to pay for medical expenses. The annual maximum allowable contribution to an HSA is slightly lower for some people this year.

Health Savings Account Change In 2018 Could Trip Up Some Consumers

The new calculation reduces by $50 the amount a family can put into these HSA accounts this year. Anyone who has already funded the account at a higher level will need to adjust, or risk IRS scrutiny.

Images of dead bodies in Syrian prisons, taken by a Syrian government photographer, are displayed at the United Nations on March 10. The photographer, who goes by the pseudonym Caesar, took the pictures between 2011, when the Syrian uprising began, and 2013, when he fled the country. His photos will be on display at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

Documenting Death Inside Syria's Secret Prisons

A Syrian forensic photographer, who goes by Caesar, took thousands of photos of those who have died in Syria's prisons. His photos will be on display in the halls of the U.S. Congress on Wednesday.

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