A judge dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that a media production company’s plan to refuse service would be akin to posting a sign that said “White Applicants Only.”
“It was the school employee who took this on,” the police said of Angela McQueen, who physically overwhelmed the suspect in a high school cafeteria.
An officer’s command to drop a two-foot-long pipe did not register with Madgiel Sanchez. A second officer who arrived fatally shot him.
The Taiwanese company’s manufacturing model has not translated easily to other countries, where it faces different social, political and labor conditions.
Military tanks, tear gas and rubber bullets won’t bridge the gap between the police and the black community anytime soon.
A high-style farmhouse in Gallatin, a renovated 1892 home in Kansas City and an 1827 colonial outside of Portland.
A high-style farmhouse in Gallatin, N.Y.; a renovated 1892 home in Kansas City, Mo.; and an 1827 colonial outside of Portland, Me.
Mayor Lyda Krewson promised to curb violence and heal racial divisions. Then a former police officer was acquitted of murder.
Rocks to remember from Mount Rushmore: An artist collects mass-produced memories.
Chicago is experimenting with a K-14 model for educating some of its most successful students.
We asked law enforcement experts and activists to assess the police response. Some saw it as well-reasoned, while others called for quieter rhetoric.
A police shooting in the Missouri town uncovered systemic bigotry. One man’s case shows how hard that is to overcome.
Protests continued for a fourth day in St. Louis after a former police officer who fatally shot a black man was acquitted. Here’s a look at what happened.
Peaceful demonstrations during the day gave way to outbursts of violence at night, the police said, after the acquittal of an officer charged in the 2011 killing of a black driver.
A federal judge in Chicago temporarily blocked the Justice Department’s requirement that cities cooperate with immigration officials to get federal safety grants.
Protesters began marching downtown, calling the verdict flawed. Aiming to avoid violent protests, the governor placed the National Guard on standby.
Properties in Atlanta, Chicago and Green Bay, Wis., will put guests near the action with the Braves, Cubs and Packers.
The housing market in Detroit is beginning to recover.
Kenneka Jenkins, 19, died after attending a party. While the police try to determine what happened, social media users are mining videos for clues.
When Sunayana Dumala’s husband was killed in a suspected hate crime in February, she lost her legal right to remain in the United States.
After five years, the city reversed course in its case against Fred Watson, a black man charged while sitting in his parked car. Here’s why it matters.
Not everyone loves football, but there’s plenty to like about the N.F.L. cities hosting games this weekend.
Peterson, now a member of the New Orleans Saints, struggled against his old team while former teammate Stefon Diggs did his best Moss impersonation.
Rooting out racial injustice only in former Confederate States ignores our country’s true history.
Elske, which opened in December in the restaurant-rich West Loop, offers a relatively affordable tasting menu and à la carte options that nimbly blend Midwestern and Nordic sensibilities.
The F.B.I., which is leading the investigation, said that it had not yet determined whether the blast was an act of terrorism.
President Trump urged North Dakotans to pressure members of Congress to support a plan that he promised to detail within weeks.
A national correspondent reporting on Trump Country gravitates toward a factory owner with an unexpected sticky note on her computer monitor.
In “Black Detroit,” Herb Boyd celebrates the city’s rich history through its unsung heroes.
Free-market boosters, including Betsy DeVos, promised that a radical expansion of charter schools would fix the stark inequalities in the state’s education system. The results in the classrooms are far more complicated.
An Indiana resident says Mr. Pence was divisive as that state’s governor and would be no better than President Trump.
Five years after the arrest of Fred Watson, the city prosecutor continues to pursue minor charges despite what appear to be numerous problems.
A Michigan auto parts company has transformed itself and made money. But its chief finds herself caught between demands to lower costs and lift wages.
The veterans agency has 430 vacant buildings, including 200 that are more than 90 years old. Now it is trying to get rid of many of them.
Illinois tries to do what Washington won’t: establish court oversight of a scandalous department.
Photos taken by Larry Towell at Standing Rock over a period of six months are being exhibited at the Visa Pour l’Image photo festival in Perpignan, France, this month.
Photos taken by Larry Towell at Standing Rock over a period of six months are being exhibited at the Visa Pour l’Image photo festival in Perpignan, France, this month.
A new state program is holding down health insurance costs in Minnesota, and it’s a possible model for other states and for Congress.
The house that was a haven to the civil rights pioneer in the 1950s was turned into an art exhibit. It still needs a permanent home.
Our top 10 comments of the week: Readers debate the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, President Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio and pumpkin spice flavor.
A Dakota representative said the remains of Sam Durant’s sculpture would be taken to an undisclosed location in Minnesota.
A divisive figure who rose to national attention last year during the Republican National Convention, Mr. Clarke previously said he had been offered a Homeland Security post.
There are two ways to respond to the crisis of voter participation in America. Only one is right.
The civil rights organization keeps its advisory urging African-Americans to stay away from a state it says has seen some racial incidents.
Los Angeles, Detroit, Boston and Chicago are among the other large cities that have imposed restrictions during trying times in the past half-century.
In a speech on Wednesday in Springfield, Mo., President Trump laid out the case for cutting taxes for businesses and individuals and for simplifying the tax code.
The automaker is showcasing its autonomous-vehicle technology with a trial of Domino’s deliveries in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Despite federal reluctance, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he would work toward a consent decree to overhaul officer training and discriminatory practices.
Sophisticated computer modeling has taken district manipulation to new extremes. To fix this, courts might have to learn how to run the numbers themselves.
Don’t expect him to become a politician, but the Apple C.E.O. sees gaps in governmental social policies that he believes companies like his are obliged to help fill.
The health investigator I was shadowing in Oklahoma City had a “weird skill set” that reminded me of my own.
My ex and I on a cross-country drive to drop off our son at school? Um, no problem.
For Nicholas St. Fleur, a science reporter for The Times, reporting on the solar eclipse was a journey from anxiety to disappointment to awe.
The Detroit Institute of Art looks at five black artist collectives in the ’60s, while the Charles H. Wright Museum contextualizes the Black Power movement.
Three people were hurt, and the driver was arrested. The activists had attended a vigil for a transgender woman who was fatally shot by the police.