WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal, prosecutors inadvertently revealed in a recently unsealed court filing — a development that could significantly advance the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election…
Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation will proceed, according to a person familiar with the meeting. The meeting with Graham…
In a major new effort to curb smoking, a top U.S. health official pledged Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and tighten rules governing the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes. The proposed…
Kim Porter, Diddy's former longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, has died at age 47. A representative for Sean "Diddy" Combs confirmed Porter's death on Thursday, but no further details were immediately available.…
When the Founding Fathers established freedom of the press as a constitutional right, they didn't hedge their support with the phrase as long as they're nice about it. A free press by design is a check on power and often a robust critic of…
Prime Minister Theresa May faced a volley of cabinet resignations, a torrent of criticism from Parliament and talk of a leadership challenge Thursday, but insisted Britain will leave the European Union in March, deal or no deal, and that…
Notre Dame has scored at least 31 points in five of quarterback Ian Book's six starts. Syracuse can put up points too. The Orange are seventh nationally in scoring offense, averaging 44.4 points, and quarterback Eric Dungey has accounted…
Affordable housing advocates took aim Thursday at the longtime Chicago City Council tradition of allowing aldermen de facto veto power over most development proposals in their wards, filing a federal complaint saying the practice promotes…
The NFL has awarded more than $35 million in grants to fund medical research into brain health and injuries, the league said Thursday. The grants were made as part of a $100 million initiative announced by the league in 2016. Under that…
It was "The Michelle Obama Show" in front of 14,000 cheering fans as the lights went down and spotlights blazed skyward for the former first lady's entrance. Through a sound system befitting Beyoncé, Obama called out from backstage at the…
At the end of the Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday night, presenter Lionel Richie paused dramatically before he announced entertainer of the year, the show's biggest prize. In the audience, someone yelled "Chris Stapleton!"…
A food service worker at the Detroit Tigers' stadium who was fired after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has been sentenced to 18 months of probation. Twenty-one-year-old Jaylon Kerley also was ordered Thursday to take an…
Say this for Jimmy Butler: He certainly talks a good game. Oh, sure, he plays a good game too. The four-time NBA All-Star made his 76ers debut Wednesday night, scoring 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting in a 111-106 loss to the Magic in Orlando…
President Donald Trump's administration is trying to fend off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's White House "hard pass." U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly heard arguments…
Let's get the obvious out of the way first: Lauri Markkanen, Kris Dunn, Bobby Portis and Denzel Valentine are injured, critical pieces for a team projected to win 30-something games at full strength. In Cameron Payne, Cristiano Felicio,…
Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor announced Thursday he's recommended the death penalty for five suspects charged with ordering and carrying out the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. The…
Rabid animals are, of course, no laughing matter. The rabies virus can infect the central nervous system, resulting in disease and death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But that happens after a host of…
The weather in Jakarta was clear on the morning of Oct. 29 when a brand-new Boeing 737 Max passenger jet left Indonesia's capital on a domestic hop to a nearby island. Soon after, Lion Air Flight 610 plunged into the Java Sea, killing all…
Just one day after comic genius Stan Lee died, Eric Kallenborn was tweaking his English classes syllabi to commemorate the man who was often called the superhero of superheroes. Lee, legendery publisher of Marvel Comics, died Monday at age…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis described the deployment to the border as "great training" and told active-duty soldiers in Texas not to pay attention to the news coverage of the operation because they would "go nuts." Mattis and Homeland…
Cody Parkey is hitting the road in an effort to break out his slump of knocking kicks off the uprights. The Bears will send Parkey to Soldier Field on Wednesday night and likely Thursday night to practice after Sunday's disastrous effort…
There was a loud bang, and suddenly the Southwest Airlines jet rolled sharply to the left. Smoke began to fill the cabin, and flight attendants rushed row by row to make sure all passengers could get oxygen from their masks. When flight…
In writing her memoir, former first lady Michelle Obama said she wanted to share the full picture of her life because she wanted her readers and followers to see how the highs and lows shaped her character and set her on her path. So she…
Oakland's Bob Melvin and Atlanta's Brian Snitker were named managers of the year in the American League and National League on Tuesday, with voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America clinging to tradition by choosing the…
As hundreds of people stood in a line that snaked down the block, former first lady Michelle Obama appeared and signed copies of her book at Seminary Co-op in Hyde Park on Tuesday afternoon. It didn't matter that it was freezing cold. It…
Jimmy Butler listens to country music, enjoys playing cards and drives a minivan. Oh, the four-time All-Star forward loves to win. Butler was greeted by more than 250 employees of the Philadelphia 76ers at his introductory news conference…
Ohio State is pushing back after Stadium college football reporter Brett McMurphy alleged that a player transferred after former receivers coach Zach Smith yelled a racial epithet at him. The piece, appearing under the headline, “The…
A family of four was arrested Tuesday in the gruesome slayings of eight people from another family in rural southern Ohio two years ago, the first break in a case that left a community reeling and surviving family members wondering if…
The parent who took a photo of a group of Wisconsin high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute on the steps of a local courthouse said Tuesday he was simply asking the teens to wave goodbye to their parents before they headed…
The Midlothian police officer who fatally shot a security guard Sunday at a bar in Robbins has been placed on administrative leave, officials told the Daily Southtown on Tuesday. The officer has worked for the department for seven years…