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The namesake son of an ousted dictator is sworn in as Philippine president in one of the greatest political comebacks in recent history in the country.

Citizens of London is Lynne Olson's history of three Americans who helped steer the United States toward World War II. Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman and John Gilbert Winant sold the war to the American public and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc, the nation's oldest black Greek-lettered fraternity, recently placed a moratorium on all membership intake. The decision comes after a prospective member was reportedly hazed and critically wounded following an initiation exercise, leading the group's president to denounce the behavior. But some say the strong rebuke is long overdue for a practice that is far too commonplace within some Greek-lettered organizations. Host Michel Martin speaks with Lawrence Ross, author of the book, The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities, about the significance of the decision. Ross is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Brunson had already made history when she was nominated for three Emmys for Abbott Elementary

Members of Massachusetts's Wampanoag community say the people running the Patuxet living history site have done little to ingratiate themselves with tribes.

When Cullman County, Ala., was founded in 1873, it was advertised as a place with "No Blacks and No Indians." But one of the oldest communities in Cullman County was a safe haven for Black people.

Trump has been invited to testify before a Manhattan grand jury, typically the last step before a criminal indictment. Trump could become the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted.

Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a fierce critic of cartels and corruption, was shot this week. "There is no precedent for this in our country's recent history," one analyst says.

Democracy is messy. A new free play for visitors to the Federal Hall National Monument in New York shows just how messy the early days of the federal government were.

As the debt ceiling debate comes down to the wire, here is a look at some of the potential consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt for the first time in history.