If confirmed, Markwayne Mullin would replace outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem, who was fired earlier this month amid mounting criticism of her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security.

A moderate geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights displays to U.S. states further south than usual, forecasts show.

A new study that tracked brain changes in more than 1,600 adults over 12 years found that eating may help keep the brain ...

A college student from Elmhurst is now missing in Spain, where he was visiting friends, his family said. 20-year-old James ...

The WNBA and its players' union reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement ...

A train hauling 23 cars derailed in a Houston suburb on Wednesday, the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office said.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard returns to Capitol Hill this week for an annual set of hearings on worldwide ...

Ashley Okland was found shot to death during an open house. Nearly 15 years later, a woman has been charged with her murder.

Pittsburgh faces off against Carolina on Wednesday. Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery standings after a busy ...

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday at its first meeting since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran drove up gasoline prices and risked a wider bout of inflation. The central bank's ...

A north suburban election judge died from a cardiac event Tuesday, the McHenry County coroner said. The coroner's office said Petter Culver, 75, of McHenry was working as an election judge at McCullom ...

The policy grants county government employees two days off every month to deal with the pain and discomfort of menstruation.