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The founder of Johns Hopkins University was discovered to be a slaveowner in contradiction to the long-held narrative that the philanthropist was an abolitionist.

Johns Hopkins, Long Believed An Abolitionist, Actually Owned Slaves, University Says

Researchers found census records showing the entrepreneur and philanthropist owned slaves as late as 1850, contrary to the long-held belief that his family freed all slaves when he was a boy.

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech that was used at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, U.K., on Tuesday.

U.S. Government May Find It Hard To Get More Doses Of Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine

A Pfizer board member says the government declined to buy more doses beyond the initial 100 million already agreed upon. Demand from other countries could complicate future purchases.

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to evaluate Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine and make recommendations on emergency use to the agency. A quick FDA decision is expected after the advisers' 17-4 vote.

FDA Panel Recommends COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

In a 17-4 vote, an expert committee concluded that the scientific evidence supports the authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech for emergency use during the pandemic.

AG Hill Wants Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuit Aiming To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election

Attorney General Curtis Hill wants the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a lawsuit filed by the Texas attorney general that seeks to overturn the results of…

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston Tests Positive For COVID-19

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston (R-Fishers) has COVID-19.Huston’s office confirmed Thursday he recently tested positive and is experiencing mild…

Newly Sworn-In GOP N.H. House Speaker Dies Of COVID-19, Autopsy Shows

New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in November. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wednesday.

Brandon Bernard became the ninth person to be put to death by the federal government this year. He was executed late Thursday after serving more than 20 years in prison.

U.S. Executes Brandon Bernard After Supreme Court Denies Stay

Bernard, convicted for his role in a 1999 kidnapping and killing, is the ninth federal inmate to be executed this year and the first in 130 years to be put to death during a lame-duck presidency.

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were named Person of the Year for 2020 by <em>Time. </em>

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Named 'Time' Person Of The Year

The two made the cut after topping Time's shortlist that included President Trump, the movement for racial justice, Dr. Anthony Fauci and medical workers on the front line of COVID-19.

Floodwaters surround a newly constructed house for sale in Maine in 2018. Realtor.com added flood risk information to the more than 100 million listings on its site.

Major Real Estate Website Now Shows Flood Risk. Should They All?

Millions of home listings on Realtor.com now include information about climate change-driven flood risk. Other real estate sites are holding off.

Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention" as she stands with other African American women, photographed between 1905 and 1915. Burroughs was an educator and activist who advocated for greater civil rights for African Americans and women.

Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men

The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.

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