Political activism
FILE - In this June 3, 2020, file photo, a protester waves a city of Chicago flag emblazoned with the acronym BLM for Black Lives Matter, outside the Batavia, Ill., City Hall during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Black Lives Matter has gone mainstream — and black activists are carefully assessing how they should respond. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Black Lives Matter goes mainstream after Floyd's death

By David Crary And Aaron Morrison Jun. 11, 2020 09:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington. Cummings died from complications of longtime health challenges, his office said in a statement on Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

In this photo released by anti-military rule activist Ekachai Hongkangwan, the personal vehicle owned by Ekachai sits destroyed by fire on the side of a road early Monday, April 1, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand, hours after he attended a rally calling the recent general elections mismanaged. Ekachai has been the repeated target of physical and legal attacks, including a previous one on his car that did less damage. On March 5, he was attacked by two unidentified men on a motorcycle who tried to beat him with a wooden stick and a metal pipe. (Ekachai Hongkangwan via AP)
Car of Thai anti-junta activist torched after protest rally

By Tassanee Vejpongsa Apr. 01, 2019 09:09 AM EDT

Hostesses in black robes and headscarves give instructions to foreign visitors trying out a simulator at a Formula-E race on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Men and women mingled freely during the event, a scene that would have been unthinkable in the ultra-conservative kingdom until recently. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
Saudi prince's reform: Car race, concerts, but no criticism

By Aya Batrawy Dec. 22, 2018 02:35 AM EST

This artwork shows James Alex Jr., during the second day of jury selection in his trial in Charlottesville General District Court in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Izabel Zermani)
The Latest: No sentence yet for man who rammed protesters

Dec. 10, 2018 05:33 PM EST

Local activists raise their fists outside Charlottesville General District Court after a guilty verdict was reached in the trial of James Alex Fields Jr., in Charlottesville, Va., Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Fields was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer as well as nine other counts during a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville . (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Man who drove into crowd convicted of first-degree murder

By Denise Lavoie Dec. 07, 2018 11:10 PM EST

Susan Bro, center, mother of Heather Heyer, is escorted down the steps of the courthouse after a guilty verdict was reached in the trial of James Alex Fields Jr., Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Charlottesville General district court in Charlottesville, Va. Fields was convicted of first degree murder in the death of Heather Heyer as well as nine other counts during a "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville . (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
The Latest: Charlottesville hopes verdict will help healing

Dec. 07, 2018 08:03 PM EST