About a dozen new Illinois laws set to take effect Jan. 1 impact employers. House Bill 5561 prohibits employers from taking retaliatory action against an employee who discloses information related to ...

SummarySponsors cite safety concerns for victims of domestic abuse, transgender people By Atmika Iyer Medill Illinois News ...

A Brightline train collided with a fire truck on Saturday morning in Delray Beach, Florida, injuring three firefighters and ...

During the final Mass at the All Saints Parish in Buffalo, New York, on a warm Sunday in July, the priests encouraged the few ...

The only man to lead both the FBI and the CIA urged caution to senators who might vote to confirm former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard ...

SummaryScientists say human-caused climate change added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat worldwide in 2024. The analysis from World Weather Attribution and Climate Central comes after a year li ...

Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations nationwide, including in the midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. In ...

A handful of the nearly 300 new laws going into effect Jan. 1 impact parents. Senate Bill 3136 allows drug-addicted mothers, who give birth to babies whose toxicology screens come back positive, to ...

A moderate risk for severe weather is in place from eastern Texas through Louisiana and Mississippi and into Alabama on ...

The winning ticket for the $1.22 billion Mega Millions jackpot has been sold in California, with the winner set to take home ...

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion ahead of its Christmas Eve drawing. The estimated jackpot ...

SummaryBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a ...