Alex Morris' closest teammate pulled in a minute after she did. Her most distant teammate finished 174 positions behind her. One of the great things about high school cross country, though, is this: While Morris finished seventh among 202 female run...

ROME (AP) - Italian authorities said Tuesday they had dismantled the rebuilt upper echelons of the Mafia in the Sicilian capital by arresting 46 people, including the man presumed to have taken over as provincial kingpin after the death of "boss of ...

An Elgin-based education initiative working to provide early childhood support and career programs for local students is seeking more funding. Alignment Collaborative for Education, or ACE, is requesting an additional $51,000 from Elgin Area Sch...

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Nexstar is offering to buy Chicago's Tribune Media for about $4 billion Monday, four months after the collapse of a similar bid from Sinclair Broadcast Group. The deal would make Nexstar, whose stations reach nearly 39 percent o...

Elgin Area School District U-46 will host its 11th annual "Principal for a Day" event on Friday, Dec. 7, with more than 50 local leaders experiencing school life from a new perspective across the district's 11 communities. "This annual event is not ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Latest on the Alaska earthquakes (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A seismic expert says Alaska and California use the most stringent standards to help buildings withstand earthquakes like the one that struck Anchorage. There...