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Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender ...

Charleston-area District 2 incumbent Mike Clayton and Mattoon-area District 6 newcomer Tom Royal, both Republicans, were ...

It's one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the bigger U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full ...

Kendall Bostic, Genesis Bryant and Makira Cook always had it in the back of their minds that they would return to Illinois ...

A military judge in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruled the plea bargains were valid, a government official said Wednesday.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer during a traffic stop on the city’s Southside. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling ...

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Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris to secure his ...

Unofficial early results Tuesday evening showed that the city manager referendum received 3,914 "yes" votes, 55.91% of the ...

At their best, true crime podcasts and series can expose injustices and right wrongs. But because many of them prioritize ...

Republicans seized control of the U.S. Senate late Tuesday after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents ...