At 93, the former U.N. ambassador and civil rights icon looks back on the unglamorous but essential labor that helped ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures who fought for justice and inspired change ...

Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.

This is an opinion column. It doesn’t work if this doesn’t work. A vibrant, economically thriving civil rights district in ...

The civil rights movement that gained strength in the 1960s was marked by citizen activism – as well as police violence ...

Former U.S. Attorney and U.S. Sen. Doug Jones and former Alabama Attorney General Bill Baxley on Friday discussed the ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Democrats dig in for a lengthening government shutdown, former Vice President ...

In 1925, the first motel opened on a California highway, ushering in a new era of convenience and comfort for a nation ...

From Selma to Birmingham, Saturday's demonstrations drew those unhappy with the state of the nation's leadership to the ...

An Air India flight was grounded in Birmingham after its emergency turbine deployed on approach to landing. Crew operating ...