WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy slowed to a modest growth rate of 1.9% in the summer as consumer spending downshifted and businesses continued to trim their investments in response to trade war uncertainty and a weakening global economy. The Comm...

School rivalries often are about which school has the best sports team, the brightest students and the most resources. Now, for the first time, parents also can compare how much money individual schools spend to educate students in the 2019 Illinois...

Several suburban school districts are among those targeted by a nationwide wave of largely tongue-in-cheek petitions on change.org to have classes canceled the day after Halloween due to the anticipated exhaustion of partied-out students. The petiti...

Burger King reported its best comparable stores sales increase in the U.S. in four years thanks to brisk sales of Impossible Whopper. Burger King's parent company, Restaurant Brands International Inc., began selling the plant-based burger in late su...

YEN THANH, Vietnam (AP) - Police in central Vietnam said Sunday that they have taken forensic samples from residents who believe their family members may be among the 39 victims found dead last week in the back of a truck in England. Police in Nghe ...

DES PLAINES, Ill. & TINLEY PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Payroc LLC, a leading merchant acquirer and payment processor, is excited to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with Payscape, NXGEN International, and BluePay Canada....

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local): 11:57 p.m. Houston and Washington are all even in a World Series that has been one big road show. Alex Bregman busted out of his slump with a go-ahead single in the first ...

AGUA DULCE, Calif. (AP) - California U.S. Rep. Katie Hill has apologized to friends and supporters for engaging in an affair with a campaign staffer, but Susan Slates still feels let down by the 32-year-old Democrat who arrived in Congress just this...