Tackling racial injustices requires a multipronged approach on various fronts, from what children are taught in schools to everyday interactions at workplaces, houses of worship and community spaces, village Trustee Kathryn Ciesla said. "We have a l...

They are nurses and doctors, artists, students, construction workers, government employees; black, brown and white; young and old. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in big cities and tiny towns in every U.S. state - a...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has assigned a top military leader to oversee the nation's border quarantine measures after what she described as an 'œunacceptable failure'ť by health officials in allowing two wom...

By Vaseem Iftekhar The last few months have been the most challenging period in recent American history. The COVID -19 pandemic shook society with more than 100,000 deaths in less than three months. Almost every facet of life was impacted. We could ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A tragic chain of events that led to the death of a retired elementary teacher in Chicago started when a police officer confronted a man in a West Side alley. After issuing a call for help, the officer could be heard over the police r...

A 24-year-old Chicago man was killed Sunday when his motorcycle struck a sport utility vehicle head-on in St. Charles, authorities said. Jorge Perez was driving the Suzuki GSX-R north on Route 25 about 4:15 p.m. when it entered the southbound lanes ...

BALTIMORE (AP) - The field of economics is facing an upheaval, with African American scholars decrying bias in the profession and presenting evidence that leading journals have failed to publish sufficient research that documents racial inequalities...

CHICAGO - Chicago officials have canceled summer festivals through Labor Day including Lollapalooza over coronavirus concerns. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced Tuesday that it had scrapped all permitted special...