WASHINGTON (AP) - Fears of terrorism are hanging over America's holiday season, so President Barack Obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at trying to allay concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State group abroad and i...

An article in some editions of Friday's Daily Herald misspelled the name of Lake County coroner candidate Michael P. Donnenwirth. Lake County Coroner Thomas Rudd and two other candidates for county political office could be kicked off the Marc...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. won't elect a president until next year but the debate over the crowded field of candidates jostling for the Oval Office emerged as the hottest topic on Facebook this year. The race for the Democratic and Republican par...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Donald Trump's call to keep Muslims from traveling to the United States is causing dismay among business leaders in the Middle East, a region where the billionaire presidential candidate has done business for years...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Derrick Henry made a quick impression on his Alabama teammates upon arriving on campus as a coveted prospect with everything from his hardcore weight room workouts to those middle-of-the-night pushup sessions. Big, physical a...

CHICAGO (AP) - The latest developments in the city of Chicago's efforts to deal with fatal police shootings and police accountability (all times local): 8 p.m. Organizers estimate roughly 50 to 100 protesters are marching and rallying on Chicago's S...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The press releases blasted out by Gov. Mike Pence's de facto attack dog, the Indiana Republican Party, are trained like a laser on the hot-button political issue of the day. But as Pence seeks re-election, one recurring theme is ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh running back James Conner spent the last three months weighing whether to return next fall or head to the NFL after a torn knee ligament ended his junior season before it really began. A stunning diagnosis made the decis...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Chris Christie is fresh off his 50th day of campaigning in New Hampshire, a state where the New Jersey governor has recently won critical endorsements and his campaign is showing signs of life in the GOP race for president. B...