A surging number of everyday Americans now boast a seven-figure net worth once the domain of celebrities and CEOs.

The state’s new rules — which took effect July 1 and which the group calls the “Grotto Clause,” — allow officials to ban individuals for past actions, block events they deem “obscene,” and reject ...

In 1951, a young girl named Linda Brown walked six blocks just to catch a bus to her all-Black school. A white school sat ...