Kate Talerico is a Bay Area News Group reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Before that, she covered growth and development at the Idaho Statesman, and lived in France ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Right after Sunday worship at St. Paul’s-San Pablo Lutheran Church, Juan Carlos Toapanta lay in a lounge ...

The wave of victories for Starbucks employee unionization efforts continued this week as workers at the Kidder Street store ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Drones attacked a vessel carrying aid to Gaza on Friday in international waters off Malta, the group ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers every year ...

Dallas Twp., introduced legislation to move the mail-in and absentee ballot deadline back so voters have enough time to ...

A follow-up email told recipients to disregard the spreadsheet, but again asked for updated contact information. One ...

Seven Democrats hoping to serve on Luzerne County Council are competing to win five nominations in the May 20 primary ...

Rubio’s dual-hatted role comes on top of him serving as acting administrator of the largely shut down USAID and as acting ...

Caroline Kubzansky covers afternoons and evenings for the Metro desk. She previously covered local government and goings-on throughout the north and northwest suburbs for the Tribune's Pioneer Press.

NEW YORK (AP) — More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, ...