DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - No one won an estimated $700 million Powerball jackpot, meaning the big prize will grow to an estimated $800 million for the next drawing. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were: 19, 36, 37, 46 and 56. The Powerball was 24. N...

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) - Tudor Popescu swings his ax down on a log, then feeds the split wood into a stove that heats his home in the capital of Moldova. As the nights turn chilly, the stack of firewood has been growing higher around him - his provi...

CAIRO (AP) - The International Monetary Fund reached a preliminary agreement with the Egyptian government Thursday that paves the way for the economically troubled Arab nation to access a $3 billion loan, officials said Thursday. IMF officials said ...

BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday ahead of an update on the U.S. economy and a European Central Bank meeting that is expected to raise its key interest rate to a 13-year high. Shanghai and Tokyo declined while Hong Kong and Seou...

Elgin Community College's Multicultural and Global Initiatives Committee (MAGIC) presents Part XI of the "Black Lives Matter" series on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The discussion, "Why Are Some Students Being Left Behind? What Can We Do About It?," will begin ...

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, lost another court battle Wednesday in his effort to push back against the Kremlin's widening crackdown on him and other dissenters. Russian news agencies reported that a court...

LONDON (AP) - As he makes tough decisions to stem Britain's economic crisis, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will 'œalways protect the most vulnerable.'ť But the U.K.'s first prime minister of color is also its richest-ever leader - an ex-banker ...

Ongoing Didier Farms Pumpkinfest: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 30, at Didier Farms, 16678 W. Aptakisic Road, Lincolnshire. Hayrides, corn maze, pig races, Animal Land Zoo, Pumpkin Playland and more. Prices vary by activity. didie...