New Orleans Removes Beauregard Statue, and Subdued Crowds Look On

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON May 17, 2017 NEW ORLEANS — A little after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, a crane was hauled to the entrance of City Park, signaling that the final retreat of the Confederate general Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard had begun. It took some...

Texas Immigration Bill Draws Protesters to the State Capitol

By DAVE MONTGOMERY and MANNY FERNANDEZ May 1, 2017 AUSTIN, Tex. — About two dozen demonstrators held a daylong sit-in at a state building on the grounds of the Texas Capitol on Monday to oppose legislation that would ban so-called sanctuary...

The L.A. Riots 25 Years Later: A Return to the Epicenter

Much has improved in Los Angeles since violence exploded over the Rodney King police beating. But lately, many say they believe more unrest is likely.

In Ann Coulter’s Speech Battle, Signs That Conservatives Are Emboldened

By JEREMY W. PETERS April 26, 2017 Without uttering a word to students at the University of California, Berkeley, Ann Coulter on Wednesday made herself the latest cause célèbre in the rapidly escalating effort by conservatives to fight...

New Orleans Begins Removing Confederate Monuments, Under Police Guard

By CHRISTOPHER MELE April 24, 2017 New Orleans on Monday began removing four monuments dedicated to the era of the Confederacy and its aftermath, capping a prolonged battle about the future of the memorials, which critics deemed symbols of racism and...