WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans say federal courts are acting properly in blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two versions of the travel ban targetin...

Officials at the state's second-largest school district warn of school closings and program and service cuts in the 2017-18 school year if lawmakers don't approve a state budget authorizing education funding. Elgin Area School District U-46 receives...

Grim earnestness pulses from every press release and podium these days when Illinois leaders talk about the state budget. Their declarations of woe and urgency will no doubt make for dramatic campaign commercials in 2018. But consider them for earne...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Teams looking for point guard help in Thursday night's NBA draft are in luck - as long as they have a high pick, that is. Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball have been the headliners in so much of the pre-draft conversations, projecte...

TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares were slightly lower Tuesday, erasing initial gains, but Tokyo's benchmark rose, cheered by gains on Wall Street led by technology shares. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.1 percent in morning trading to 2...

There is nowhere in this country where someone working a full-time minimum wage job could afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released June 8 documenting the gap between wages and the cost of rental housing. Downsiz...

LOS ANGELES - "Wonder Woman" fell to second place in its third weekend in theaters, but it's still doing the heavy lifting for the otherwise lackluster summer box office. While many worn-out franchises and franchise hopefuls continue to struggle to ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jimmy Lam had his troubles: a drunk driving conviction, a grievance against his company, a struggle with personal issues and depression a few years ago. But colleagues and investigators say none of it helps explain why the UPS d...