A pensive Rev. James Lawson at Vanderbilt University in May 2022. (Photo: John Partipilo) James Lawson Rev. James Lawson, a leader of the Civil Rights Movement who trained scores of…
(Getty Images) The cold winter months may bring temporary relief from Colorado’s long-running ozone pollution problem, but it’s crunch time for air quality planners and regulators hoping to finally clear…
Heavy traffic moves along the 101 freeway in Los Angeles. California’s federal waiver to set stricter limits for automotive emissions is likely to be one of the environmental rules that…
Jerry Huffman behind jail bars installed at a local TV station in rural Uzbekistan in the late 1990s. The local government ordered jail bars to be put up at the…
Amanda Zurawski, Josh Zurawski, Kaitlyn Joshua and Hadley Duvall speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (Andrew Roth for Michigan Advance) Galvanized by a pivotal…
The 19th annual South Carolina Statehouse Menorah Lighting took place Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette) COLUMBIA — In darker times, we always look for the light. That…
(Getty Images) The Capital-Star team did a lot of good work this year. We each picked our favorite stories, from among the ones we wrote and the ones our colleagues…
A portrait of former President Jimmy Carter hangs in the Georgia Capitol. Carter, a governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975, died Sunday. (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder) WASHINGTON — Funeral services…
Jon Tester speaks at a rally in Billings on Nov. 1, 2024, just five days before the 2024 Election (Photo by Darrell Ehrlick of the Daily Montanan). It’s not unusual…
Amanda Zurawski, Josh Zurawski, Kaitlyn Joshua and Hadley Duvall speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill., on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) Galvanized by a…