BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets rose Wednesday as inflation fears eased and investors looked ahead to U.S. data that are expected to show economic growth accelerating. Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Overnight, Wall S...

BRUSSELS (AP) - EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the year as supplies steadily rise across Europe. Gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit, the 27 leaders backed a ...

MINNEAPOLIS - George Floyd was honored Tuesday with a moment of silence in the city where he died at the hands of police, a death captured on a wrenching bystander video that galvanized the racial justice movement and continues to ripple a year late...

Twenty U-46 college-bound seniors from the class of 2021 were awarded a $1,000 Superintendent's Scholarship this May. In addition to having strong academic backgrounds and being leaders in their schools, these students will all be the first generat...

Elgin Community College and Northern Illinois University hosted a recognition event on May 7 on ECC's campus to celebrate the first cohort of 15 students who completed the ECC-to-NIU College of Education transfer pathway degree. These students tran...

State Superintendent Carmen Ayala has signaled that the 2021-22 school year will mean a return to in-person learning for Illinois K-12 students. She's waiting for the current school year to be over before handing down the mandate, but the state boar...

For all the news the Bears have made this offseason, the one position that has been the most dormant and remained almost completely unchanged is tight end. It's of note because last year Jimmy Graham's signing - a two-year deal with the Bears - rock...

BANGKOK (AP) - Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after benchmarks closed broadly lower on Wall Street in a third day of retreat. The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies declined further. Stocks rose in Tokyo and Sydney but fell in Hong ...