Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 26 The Mercury News and East Bay Times on California's easing of coronavirus restrictions: Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to lift regional stay-at-home orders across the state m...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An Illinois teen accused of killing two people during unrest in Wisconsin and the teen's mom were fixated on social media comments about them in the hours after his August arrest, newly released police video shows. Police in Ant...

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Jan. 21, 2021. Editorial: Off target. Ending gun permits a singularly bad idea Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards didn't have to think long to explain why she opposes House Bill 1369, legislation to eliminate handgun ...

SPRINGFIELD - Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives made history when they elected the first Black lawmaker to serve as House Speaker and ended the reign of Rep. Michael Madigan, the longest-serving statehouse speaker in the country. B...

WALKERTON, Ind. (AP) - A school in northern Indiana is expected to be powered by the sun by March following the installation of more than 800 solar panels. The project at North Liberty Elementary in Walkerton in St. Joseph County is part of a broade...

GARY, Ind. (AP) - For more than a decade, Gregory Magee has filled a bucket of natural, unfiltered water from a small artesian spring in Gary for himself and his horse where he lives just up the road. 'œThere's a lot of houses in Gary right now that...

CHICAGO (AP) - Restaurants and certain bars across Chicago and suburban Cook County opened their doors to customers Saturday for the first time since late October after winning approval from Illinois health officials. Restaurants and bars that serve...