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CHICAGO — It was a jarring act of violence that again put Chicago in an unwanted spotlight and left River North on edge.

A drive-by shooting into a crowd of people waiting outside a lounge on Chicago Avenue left four ...Read more

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment. Others...Read more

Shorter enrollment periods. More paperwork. Higher premiums. The sweeping tax and spending bill pushed by President Donald Trump includes provisions that would not only reshape people’s experience with the Affordable ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Homicides across Los Angeles fell by more than 20% in the first half of the year, leaving the city on pace to end 2025 with its lowest total for that crime category in nearly 60 years, according to an LAPD ...Read more

When President Donald Trump decided last month to send the California National Guard to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, many political and legal watchers were certain that courts would view the move ...Read more

When North Dakota state Sen. Ryan Braunberger first introduced a slate of tenant protection bills this year, he knew the odds of passage weren’t in his favor. Braunberger, a Democratic lawmaker in a Republican-controlled...Read more

MIAMI – One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.

Cook said he stumbled upon a group of 125 American flamingos ...Read more

The giant tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law over the weekend includes the biggest health care spending cuts in U.S. history. In response, states are scrambling to shield their hospitals from the ...Read more

The federal government froze over $33 million in Idaho education funding, the Boise School District said in a Wednesday news release addressed to staff and parents, forcing school administrators to weigh tough decisions on...Read more

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus caused life expectancy in California to drop significantly. It's now been over two years since officials declared the pandemic-related public health emergency to be over. And yet, ...Read more

Several companies have floated at least six Colorado facilities as potential sites to expand detention for undocumented immigrants in the state as the federal government ramps up its mass-deportation efforts.

Documents ...Read more

Public confidence that Jeffrey Epstein’s associates will be brought to justice has eroded over the past year and a half, according to new YouGov polling.

The survey, conducted July 8-9, also found widespread skepticism ...Read more

President Donald Trump said negotiators are “very close” to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, even as a senior Israeli official was less optimistic, indicating a temporary truce could be agreed upon in a week ...Read more

Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.

The Viv Ansanm coalition and Gran Grif join other...Read more

CHICAGO — The federal agents on the screen wore black as they entered the museum’s doors. One briefly spoke to a staff member before walking down the hallway and out of the camera’s view, leaving the employees at the...Read more

Disgraced former Congressman George Santos assured fans on Wednesday as he headed to prison that if he dies while serving his sentence, that wasn’t his plan.

“I’m heading to prison, folks, and I need you to hear ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods sent the country’s currency plunging as the U.S. leader sharply escalated a dispute with Latin America’s largest nation and leftist leader Luiz...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants Congress to reallocate over a billion dollars to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building. Maryland’s senior senator is pushing back.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van ...Read more