An organization for abused women is fighting for the release of a pregnant Chicago mother currently facing jail time for killing her abusive boyfriend.

Myrtle McKenny was found dead in her apartment in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 9. Initially, her doctor labeled the death natural -- a result of complications related to diabetes and hypertension.

As the hashtag trends among #BlackLivesMatter supporters, a march is being held in Cleveland to call for the removal of Prosecutor Tim McGinty from Rice's case.

Christie sent a letter Tuesday to Port Authority chairman John Degnan demanding the return of Joanne Chesimard, known as Assata Shakur. The revolutionary activist was convicted of killing a New Jersey State trooper in 1973.

Kiesha Jenkins, a Black transgender woman and college student, was fatally shot, making her the 21st transgender woman killed this year.

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The Georgia parents who say their sons attempted to kill them two weeks ago are now standing by the boys.

Cities that have been saddled with high murder rates in the past are still witnessing a spike in those numbers this year

In a month that saw the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death and the 1965 Watts Riots, police officers in Virginia and Georgia have been charged in the…

The man who fatally stabbed E'Dena Hines, the step-granddaughter of actor Morgan Freeman, has been charged with murder.

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Child Protective Services previously sought to remove six children from a Texas home where they were killed by their mother's ex-boyfriend.

Hours after a Hamilton County judge set bond at $1 million on Thursday for the University of Cincinnati police officer indicted in the death of…