The University of Pennsylvania’s Carey Law school has paused a full tuition scholarship program named for its first Black graduate and plans to close its office of “equal opportunity and engagement” ...

This weekend, Jen Pawol will make history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball game. She's set to ...

The class will join the likes of Selena Quintanilla, Sandra Day O'Connor, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, Ann Richards and Opal Lee.

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution in the fatal shooting of a ...

Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend ...

A North Carolina judge has issued a temporary restraining order to stop Rick Ware Racing from selling its NASCAR team to T.

Justice Melissa A. Long, a lawyer who made history when she was named the first Black justice on the Rhode Island Supreme ...

When the justices return to the bench to hear oral arguments in the fall, they will tackle several hot-button issues, ...

Dolph Pulliam was taken by the Boston Celtics in the NBA draft and thought he was destined for pro basketball. Instead, he made history in Iowa when he joined Channel 8.

Aug. 3 1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course. 1936 — American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the ...

The slaves had come to San Bernardino in 1852 with their owner, Robert Smith, part of the Mormon founding of the community.

New York’s Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with ...