PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA -- American Samoa reported its first case of coronavirus on Friday. The U.S. territory's acting governor and health officials said the islands' first case of COVID-19 was of a resident who returned to America Samoa from Haw...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former NFL players Clinton Portis, Tamarick Vanover and Robert McCune pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide health care fraud scheme and could face years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Portis,...

“Where were you when the world stopped turning?” The titular lyrics of country singer Alan Jackson's emotional ballad, released in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks serve as the foundation around which this year's remembrance ceremon...

ARKITSA, Greece (AP) - Firefighters and residents battled into the night Monday for a seventh day against a massive fire on Greece's second-largest island as the nation endured what the prime minister described as 'œa natural disaster of unprecedent...

This weekend Algonquin Founders' Days: 4-10 p.m. Thursday, July 22; 4-11 p.m. Friday, July 23; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24; and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 25, at Spella Park, 2610 Harnish Drive, Algonquin. 59th annual festival has ...

Palatine Township has "kicked off" its 33rd annual Apple Tree Campaign, asking the community to help it provide in-need children attending kindergarten through ninth grade in District 15 and District 211 with new backpacks and school supplies. This...

SPRINGFIELD - Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online and elsewhere as part of their regular curriculum. That was among the 53 bills th...

If you wanted to, you could visit a farmers market every day of the week. That's what we learned when we decided to sort our list of suburban farmers markets by day, not just by town. Saturday is the most popular day for markets, with Sunday a clear...

The newly elected Palatine Township Board was sworn into office on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Palatine Township Center. Joining the newly elected board were family, friends, dignitaries as well as the outgoing officials. Incumbent Andy-John G. Kalk...