The famed activist, Baptist minister and protégé of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr, made two bids for the presidency ...

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.

What began as a simple request to chronicle the early decades of the town police department and honor the fallen evolved into a full-fledged history of Littleton in its formative years and of the town ...

Motherlands are castles made of glass. In order to leave them, you have to break something — a wall, a social convention, a cultural norm, a psychological barrier, a heart. What you have broken will ...

The out gay president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance was utterly blown away by protestors' determination.

We collected child welfare data in 21 states to report on the consequences of faulty drug tests for pregnant women, including referrals to law enforcement.

Bath full-back Tom de Glanville signs a new contract to keep him at Bath for another two seasons.

Tre’ Johnson, the former standout Washington offensive lineman who went on to become a Maryland high school history teacher, ...

Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying ...

The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous occasion, 100 Black thought leaders and creators share their collective ...

From Schwerner and Goodman to Good and Pretti, white people putting themselves in harm’s way has helped galvanize Americans for justice. By Nikole Hannah-Jones In 1925, the Black real estate magnate ...