Hurricane Erin is churning slowly toward the eastern U.S. coast and stirring up waves that already have forced dozens of beach rescues. The biggest storm surges are expected over the ...

Hot mics have a knack for revealing unguarded moments in politics. On Monday, one captured President Donald Trump and eight European leaders chatting at a White House news conference about ...

In what's become an annual August tradition, elementary students and families were treated to a back-to-school carnival Friday by Fisher Grade School's Partners in Education organization. On the menu: ...

Youths involved in a town hall last month to stop gun violence, now ask the Danville City Council to put a city gun violence ...

Rantoul police said the preliminary investigation indicates "the 13-year-old ran out into the street, from the Credit Union ...

I’m very pleased that the billboard is down because of the animosity it was causing and the angst in the community. It’s not ...

Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s rural southwest corner, to be known as the “Cornhusker Clink.” President Donald Trump’s admin ...

A bipartisan group of former Obama administration officials and election lawyers say the current legislative redistricting process leads to overrepresentation of Democrats and few competitive state ...

A key mediator on Gaza is stressing the urgency of brokering a ceasefire after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as ...

President Donald Trump's decision to increase federal law enforcement and immigration agents in Washington, D.C., has impacted neighborhoods like Columbia Heights. On Tuesday, vendors noticed fewer ...

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified crime data. That’s according to a person familiar with the probe who wasn’t authori ...

Wall Street is falling further from its records. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Tuesday and is on track for a third straight loss after setting its all-time high last week.