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Tabares Responds to Gov. Rauner’s Budget Address

House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, both Chicago Democrats, declined to support big budget powers for Rauner. “Submitting our differences to an independent third party can ensure

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US President Obama confirms he will visit Cuba next month

Obama also said past year that he would like to visit Cuba before leaving office in January 2017.

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Michigan governor plans $360M for Flint, infrastructure

“This bill simply states that when there are unacceptable levels of lead in people’s drinking water, the public should be immediately told about it. This bill in itself wouldn’t have

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DC area forecast: On the cold side until weekend warm-up

Skies are expected to be mostly sunny as you head out to work and school today.

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US to Russia: ‘Put up or shut up’ on Syrian ceasefire

The Syrian government has approved access to seven besieged areas and United Nations convoys are expected to set off in days, the UN said on Tuesday after crisis talks in

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Lockout laws have just been passed in Queensland

Nightclub and pub owners, meanwhile, were left considering their next move, given they will have to stop selling alcohol from 2am, with an extra hour allowed for those in designated

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Name of Fairfield man shot and killed by police released

Police and community members remain perplexed by a brutal family attack inside a CT home – an incident that ended when a police officer shot a 51-year-old husband and father

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Obama planning historic trip to Cuba to cement warmer ties

Barack Obama, the U.S. president, is planning an historic visit to Cuba next month, which will make him the first serving United States president to step foot on the island

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Woman, son identified in suburban Indianapolis slayings

A college fundraiser fatally shot his niece and her 4-year-old son at their suburban Indianapolis home Wednesday, following a dispute over a family trust worth millions of dollars, before killing

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Bush swings at Trump, Rubio on national security

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

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Florida winners of the $1.58 billion Powerball claim prize

The Florida Lottery held a press conference Wednesday afternoon to announce the winners of the historic $1.58 billion Powerball jackpot from the January 13 drawing.

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Canyon closure likely until Thursday afternoon

The Colorado Department of Transportation says traffic on a 24-mile stretch of a key east-west highway won’t be back to normal for weeks because of a rock slide.

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