Judge allows the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery A federal judge allowed Arlington National Cemetery to remove a century-old Confederate memorial one day after blocking the removal over a report that gravesites were disturbed. The Associated Press
A Brown University student of Palestinian descent is left paraplegic after being shot Three college students of Palestinian descent were shot in Vermont last month. One is now paraplegic. His mother talks about his ongoing recovery and how the shooting has reshaped their lives. Mikaela Lefrak
The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be dismantled this week A monument to Confederate soldiers erected at Arlington National Cemetery with congressional approval in 1914 will be removed this week in response to another act of Congress. Sarah McCammon
She died in a hotel's walk-in freezer. Her family will receive more than $6 million Kenneka Jenkins had gone to the Crowne Plaza Chicago-O'Hare hotel in Rosemont, Ill., for a late-night party. Her mother quickly realized something was wrong. Bill Chappell
Visitors to Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home stop a woman from setting fire to it "That action saved an important part of American history tonight," Atlanta's police chief told media gathered at the scene late Thursday. Bill Chappell
The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course Controversy swirled around the new course after it was rejected by the Florida Department of Education, with conservative critics accusing the College Board of bias. Joe Hernandez
Most Asian Americans say they face discrimination and are often treated as foreigners In a Pew survey, Asian Americans reported facing the "model minority" stereotype, which assumes they're smarter and more well off, as well as being treated as outsiders even if they were U.S. born. Ayana Archie
Disgusted by city's top prosecutor, a police officer refuses to testify In an extreme example of resistance to progressive prosecutors, a St. Louis police officer is refusing to testify in murder cases he investigated, even though he believes the defendants are guilty. Sacha Pfeiffer
Oklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped up. After Oklahoma Republicans targeted public school lessons on race and gender, some Black teachers and parents in Tulsa have banded together to ensure their kids still get honest Black history. Adrian Florido
'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' turns 50 this year. How has it held up? CBS first aired the televised holiday special in 1973. The message still shines, but some characters and scenes feel a little dated. Neda Ulaby