NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup's said Friday that its profits jumped sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by lower legal and regulatory costs that hammered the bank in the fourth quarter of 2014. The New York-based financial conglomerate had a profit of...

MILAN (AP) - Volkswagen lagged while other major automakers cashed in on record European car sales in December as the German company struggled with the fallout from its emissions-cheating scandal. The ACEA carmaker's association said Friday that sal...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Here is the latest from the GOP presidential debates, sponsored by Fox Business Network, in North Charleston, S.C. All times local. 11:26 p.m. The prime-time Republican presidential debate has concluded. ___ 11:20 p.m. ...

The city of Elgin won't be requiring residents to shovel sidewalks any time soon. Mayor David Kaptain brought up the topic at the city council meeting Wednesday; he cited concerns raised last week at a meeting of the police department's neighborhood...

Jyotsna Bitra, Illinois Math and Science Academy Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. Class: Senior Parents: Anantha and Dayanandam Bitra Sponsor: Julia Husen, coordinator of college and academic counseling Community service: Allies program, Student Committ...

GENEVA (AP) - Organizers of the World Economic Forum in Davos say they have revoked an invitation to a delegation from North Korea, in what appears to be an international rebuke over the secretive Communist country's nuclear test this month. The WEF...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - CSX Corp. expects lower profits in 2016 as weak demand for coal and crude oil persists and the strong U.S. dollar continues to limit exports. The railroad discussed its outlook for lower freight volume and a difficult year on Wedn...

After years of decline following the Great Recession, local government staffing is starting to rise again. According to a Daily Herald analysis of 61 suburbs, 31 of them added the equivalent of 139 full-time jobs during the fiscal year that ended Ap...