Nation and World Politics
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UN says 'famine is imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel launches another raid on the main hospital
Mar 18, 2024 6:37 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The U.N. food agency said Monday that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunge...
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Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics
Mar 18, 2024 6:34 am - WASHINGTON — In a busy term that could set standards for free speech in the digital age, the Supreme Court on Monday is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states ...
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Group rallies in Naperville urging city leaders to support Gaza cease-fire resolutionMar 16, 2024 4:46 pm - A group of more than 100 people marched Saturday in downtown Naperville to keep pressure on the city council to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Naper...
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Pence says he will not endorse Trump in 2024
Mar 16, 2024 8:27 am - Former vice president Mike Pence said Friday that he will not endorse Donald Trump, the president with whom he served, just days after Trump won enough delegates to secur...
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Russian missiles kill at least 14 people in the latest strike on southern Ukraine's Odesa
Mar 15, 2024 9:50 am - KYIV, Ukraine — First responders who arrived at the scene of a Russian missile attack on homes in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Friday were themselves struck by...
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Prosecutor leaves Georgia election case against Trump after relationship with district attorney
Mar 15, 2024 8:27 am - A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump after a judge ruled one of them had to leave the case for it to move forward.
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Villa Park backs Gaza cease-fire resolutionMar 15, 2024 7:13 am - Villa Park this week became one of the first DuPage County communities to adopt a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. The resolution passed 6-1 at Mond...
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Israel, abortion and Capitol riot among the issues dividing congressional candidatesMar 14, 2024 7:58 pm - Voters and political pundits across the nation may have their eyes on the race for the White House, but political primary contests here in the suburbs will help determine...
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Prosecutors say they're open to delaying start of Donald Trump's March 25 hush-money trial
Mar 14, 2024 2:33 pm - NEW YORK — Prosecutors said Thursday they're open to delaying the start of Donald Trump's New York hush-money criminal trial to give the former president's lawyers time t...
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Trump listens in court as lawyers argue over whether to dismiss his classified documents case
Mar 14, 2024 11:16 am - FORT PIERCE, Fla. — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss the classified documents case against him, arguing the statute that underpins th...