Former teacher and union organizer Brandon Johnson has been elected Chicago mayor. Tuesday’s win is a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
Former President Donald Trump has returned to New York from his home in Florida for his historic booking and arraignment on criminal charges. The nation’s largest city bolstered security and warned potential agitators that it is “not a playground for your misplaced anger” even before Trump made it into Manhattan.
Authorities said a theater roof collapsed during a tornado in Belvidere, Illinois, killing one person and injuring 28.
A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. It’s the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024.
Officials say three adults and three children were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville. The female suspect was killed by police during a confrontation.
Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens. The tornado flattened entire blocks as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour.
The superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury confirmed Monday that two Prairie Central High students died in a “tragic accident.”
Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention. Their efforts are a counter to Democratic measures that have sought to eliminate cash bail and ensure most defendants are released before trial in states such as Illinois and New York.
Donald Trump says in a social media post that he expects to be arrested Tuesday and he’s calling on supporters to protest. A New York grand jury is investigating hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
All but four states along with the District of Columbia allow the open carrying of a firearm either with or without a permit.
Unionized workers at Caterpillar Inc. have approved a new six-year contract with the company that includes a $6,000 ratification bonus, 19% in pay raises and 8% worth of lump-sum payments.
The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis. The film won seven Oscars in all.
This AP interactive tracks the legal fates of nearly 1,000 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that half of the residents from the Choate Developmental Center in southern Illinois will move to other state or community sites.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, fellow freshman Brice Sensabaugh scored 14, senior Justice Sueing contributed a double-double, and Ohio State defeated Illinois 72-60 on Sunday, snapping a nine-game losing streak. The Buckeyes had lost 14 of their past 15 games coming in but have showed signs of improvement since starting four…