SPRINGFIELD — Time to study up, Illinois. When the clock hits midnight on New Year’s Day, 293 new state laws will take effect ...

Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government ...

France’s president and prime minister have managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard ...

A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next ...

The Palestinian city of Bethlehem is preparing for another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza. Most festivities ...

American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into ...

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a New York City subway train and then watching her die is awaiting ...

Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a police officer who was ...

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, ...

The remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers ...

Preconstruction work to collect data to design a new Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is scheduled to begin in January.