MARION, Ohio — In a radio interview, former White House correspondent Helen Thomas acknowledges she touched a nerve with remarks about Israel that led to her retirement. But she says the comments were "exactly what I thought," even though she realiz...

WASHINGTON -- In another White House shake up, President Barack Obama on Friday announced that his national security adviser, Gen. James Jones, was stepping down after helping to shape the foreign policy for nearly two years. Tom Donilon, Jones' dep...

STOCKHOLM — Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday as the academy honored one of the Spanish-speaking world's most acclaimed authors and an outspoken political activist who once ran for president in his tumult...

Money how much a candidate has or doesn't have, and the source of those funds is always a critical factor in any political campaign. But in the race for circuit judge in Lake County's 6th Judicial Subcircuit, money is the big issue as the candidat...

Having felt like a neglected stepchild, the Schaumburg Business Association on Tuesday welcomed a visit from the Democratic candidate for Cook County Board president, with members pointing out that outgoing incumbent Todd Stroger rarely made his way...

It seemed almost inevitable, even back in high school when his nickname was "the Mayor." He wouldn't officially get the title for almost 30 years, but Richard M. Daley, son of the last big-city boss who ruled Chicago for more than two decades, follo...

WASHINGTON -- Rahm Emanuel's expected departure as President Barack Obama's chief of staff may be just the start of wholesale personnel changes at the White House after what's predicted to be a devastating midterm election for Democrats. In the fast...

The sluggish economy. Iraq and Afghanistan. Gun control. Gay rights. Abortion. There's no shortage of hot issues this election season, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of both houses of Congress. But suburban voters are hearing primar...

NEW YORK -- For years, executives at ABC, Fox and NBC essentially stopped caring about television viewers once they had reached 50 years old. You don't hear that much anymore. The median age for viewers at those networks and CBS is now 51. The broad...