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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Tuesday that the District of Columbia is suing the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys for damages from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

D.C.'s attorney general is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over Capitol attack

The District of Columbia is seeking damages from the two far-right groups for allegedly conspiring to terrorize the city with the violent attack on Jan. 6.

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. Williams' third-round defeat at by Ajla Tomljanovic had the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN's 43-year history.

Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

July Unemployment

Unemployment has fallen again in the Quad Cities. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the rate fell from 6.8 per cent in July of last…

Tents line a gravel sidewalk off Fulton Street near City Hall in San Francisco on May 5. Last week, city staffers started using chalk to draw socially distant spaces along the street for the tents to stay in.

San Francisco Shifts From Trashing Homeless Camps To Sanctioning Them Amid COVID-19

San Francisco's homelessness solution is one that was once thought unthinkable: city-sanctioned open-air encampments. The advent of COVID-19 forced city leaders to make the difficult decision.

Internal Revenue Service taxes forms are seen on Feb. 13, 2019.

These are the states with the highest and lowest tax burdens, a report says

A new report by WalletHub measured how much people pay in property, income and sales tax in proportion to the amount of money they make.

Spain's Garbine Muguruza receives the trophy after winning the final of the French Open against Serena Williams in two sets 7-5, 6-4, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Saturday.

Garbine Muguruza Wins French Open By Defeating Serena Williams

Spain's Garbine Muguruza on Saturday won the women's singles final 7-5, 6-4 at the French Open. On Sunday, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will face off for the men's singles title.

Jessica Pegula of the United States reacts after defeating Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the women's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in New York.

Saturday's U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament's women's singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August's final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won.

Food writer and chef Amy Thielen's idea of a delicious turkey alternative is venison with mostarda and whipped squash.

So Long, Turkey: 3 Ways To Spice Up Thanksgiving Without The Bird

Not everyone delights in turkey as the centerpiece to Thanksgiving. We asked three chefs around the country for their suggestions of winning alternatives. They came up with venison, pork and biryani.

The U.S. wins Olympic gold in the figure skating team event, holding off Japan

The U.S. won gold in the 2022 Winter Olympics team event after Russia was disqualified for doping. Team USA defended its title after a fierce three-day battle with Japan, winning by a single point.

The Mississippi Delta is known for sharecroppers, cotton fields and blues music, but it has also been a hub to Chinese immigrants over the last century.

The Legacy Of The Mississippi Delta Chinese

Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta as agricultural laborers. Many moved on to become grocers in African-American neighborhoods. Some stores remain, but many folks have moved on and away.

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