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Charleston's City Council approved a resolution apologizing for its "role in regulating, supporting and fostering slavery and the resulting atrocities inflicted" as a result. Tuesday's vote took place in Charleston's City Hall — which was built by slaves.

Charleston, Key Port For Slaves In America, Apologizes And Meditates On Racism Today

The plight of migrant families at the U.S. southern border was also mentioned, amid discussions of exploiting laborers and treating people of a different race as chattel in the slave era.

Classical Music Highlight: A Little Something For Fred And Ginger

The 1930s flim Shall We Dance features songs by George and Ira Gershwin, as well as a little bit of music by George to accompany Fred Astaire and Ginger…

Classical Music Highlight: Music For The First Evening Of Summer

You can enjoy the longest day of the year with A Summer's Tale by Josef Suk, and an impression of summer in Buenos Aires by Astor Piazzolla.

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday for his weekly general audience, the same day he tweeted his support for migrants and refugees.

Pope Joins Calls To End Family Separations, Says He Stands 'With Refugees'

"A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee," Francis tweeted Wednesday.

Special agents with Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, lead a man away from Fresh Mark in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. The mass arrests were the result of the second such large-scale raid this month.

ICE Carries Out Its Largest Immigration Raid In Recent History, Arresting 146

More than 100 federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a major meat supplier in Salem, Ohio, on Tuesday. It was ICE's second massive operation in Ohio in as many weeks.

Novelist Stephen McCauley Embraces Life On A 'Small, Everyday Scale'

McCauley's novel, My Ex-Life, is a comedy about a couple whose marriage ended years ago when the husband came out as gay. "All relationships evolve — even for people who stay together," he says.

Lt. Gen. Austin S. "Scott" Miller, shown here in 2015, a 57-year-old West Point graduate, has spent much of his career with Special Operators, working in the shadows on battlefields that include Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He most recently was commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, which includes Delta Force and SEAL Team 6.

For Next U.S. Commander In Afghanistan, 'This Is About Protecting U.S. Citizens'

"I can't guarantee you a timeline or an end date" for the war, Lt. Gen. Austin "Scott" Miller, President Trump's pick to lead U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told a Senate panel on Tuesday.

Japanese-American internees waiting for Registration at the Santa Anita reception center in Los Angeles, California.

For Some Japanese Americans, Border Separations Are Déjà Vu

The reports from the border this week sent a collective shudder through many Japanese American communities around the country.

Investigation Into The VA Reveals A Culture Of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers

VA employees in one Southeast district say a toxic culture of retaliation has undermined veterans' care and worker morale. There is growing skepticism among whistleblowers the VA can police itself.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, pictured at a meeting with Polish president on May 14, campaigned on an anti-immigrant platform. On Monday the right-wing party passed legislation banning aid organizations and individuals from helping asylum-seekers.

Hungary Passes 'Stop Soros' Laws, Bans Aid To Undocumented Immigrants

The right-wing parliament made it illegal for organizations and individuals to help asylum-seekers. A separate constitutional amendment declared an "alien population" can't be settled in the country.

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