National
40 minutes ago
Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old
Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925, and grew up “the class clown” in Danville, Illinois, while admiring and imitating the silent film comedians.
48 minutes ago
Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown
In the 2-1 opinion, the appeals court said Cummings overstepped his authority on the blanket release of the detainees without assessing each case individually.
55 minutes ago
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
These and other stark reimaginings of Christ's birth are drawing praise and outrage as churches turn the Christmas tableau into a commentary on federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.
1 day ago
Washington state faces historic floods that have washed away homes and stranded families
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.
2 days ago
Senators clash over Trump’s National Guard deployments as military leaders face questioning
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said domestic deployments traditionally have involved responding to major floods and tornadoes, not assisting immigration agents who are detaining people in aggressive raids.
2 days ago
White Sox win MLB draft lottery and have top pick for first time since taking Harold Baines in 1977
Baines represented the White Sox on stage for the lottery at baseball's winter meetings.
2 days ago
Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan asks President Trump for pardon
Specific details about the filing are not clear.
2 days ago
Tariffs have cost U.S. households $1,200 each since Trump returned to the White House, Democrats say
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
2 days ago
What are the 10 largest US lottery jackpots ever won?
The U.S. has seen more than a dozen lottery jackpot prizes exceed $1 billion since 2016.
3 days ago
Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years
Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.
3 days ago
Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest
The first of a series of powerful storms dumped heavy rain and swelled rivers in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, closing roads and prompting high water rescues.
4 days ago
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
The Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said on Tuesday.
5 days ago
Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.
5 days ago
Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
The fine stemmed from a winter storm in December 2022 that paralyzed Southwest's operations in Denver and Chicago and then snowballed when a crew-rescheduling system couldn’t keep up with the chaos.
7 days ago
DOJ lawyer says it’s ‘wrong to allege’ Operation Midway Blitz is over
Judge rebuffs suggestion that ending lawsuit over immigration agents’ use of force would preclude new claims.
7 days ago
US Steel to resume steel production at Illinois plant shut 2 years ago
U.S. Steel on Thursday cited “customer demand” in beginning the process of restarting a blast furnace at the plant in Southern Illinois.
1 week ago
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
1 week ago
Giannoulias: Fed’s new real ID fee is ‘burdensome’ to travelers
A 45 fee will be imposed on travelers without a Real ID starting in February.
1 week ago
Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks.
