At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

David Goins, the first African American mayor of Alton, is seeking a second term as he reflects on his accomplishments and ...

Video from the church shows a man sitting in a pew before rushing the sanctuary and appearing to throw a punch at Father ...