A White House task force also called for speeding up aid, but some of its ideas would require action by Congress to become reality.

After a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Republicans carved up a majority-Black Memphis seat as the national redistricting wars continue.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman pleaded guilty to 101 charges, including one count of murder, after the firebombing attack in Colorado last June.