Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water ...

Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own ...

An Illinois Senate committee hit pause on a bill to ban carbon sequestration injections near aquifers after more than an hour ...

The sale must be approved by a bankruptcy judge. Proceeds will go to paying down the $1.5 billion debt that Jones owes ...

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Republicans have selected their party leaders for the next Congress under President-elect Donald Trump. Senate Republicans ...

Fossil fuel emissions have increased steadily for almost two centuries. Now, the world may soon reach an important turning ...

A similar hearing last year brought extraordinary moments, including a retired intelligence officer alleging that the U.S.

The former Democratic congresswoman has shifted her political allegiance in recent years, going from a candidate for the ...

The Illinois State Fair has announced the second grandstand act for 2025. Megan Moroney will perform on Saturday, Aug. 10.

This is likely to be their final meeting before President Biden leaves office. Biden sees it as a chance to reflect on the ...

In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ...