Ex-Speaker of the House Michael Madigan faces cross-examination
CHICAGO — Former Speaker of the Illinois House Michael Madigan faced his toughest test since deciding to take the stand in ...
New study predicts dementia cases to double by 2060, risk increases from age 55
Dementia cases are expected to more than double in the coming decades, with the risk beginning as early as 55, and the ...
Suspected looter dressed as fireman detained near homes damaged in Los Angeles wildfire
Approximately 50 miles away in Irwindale, firefighters battling a small brush fire near Rivergrade Road and the 605 Freeway, ...
Senate to kick off confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, will be in the hot seat on ...
Security preparations underway ahead of Inauguration Day
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is just one week away, and law enforcement agencies are putting security plans in ...
Bomb squad responds after contractors spot ‘real looking’ gun and explosives
CHICAGO — A contractor doing work inside a Chicago apartment building called police after finding what appeared to be an ...
Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to ...
Man charged with armed robbery of postal carrier in south suburbs; another charged with firing at investigators
HARVEY,. Ill. — One man is charged with robbing a United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carrier in the south suburbs ...
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FBI, DHS warn of possible copycat efforts following New Orleans attack
Federal law enforcement is asking the public to remain vigilant as they warn of possible copycat attacks similar to those ...
High winds have worsened Cal wildfires. What makes them?
High winds have been a key ingredient of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, and after a brief lull at the end of last ...
Colorado apartment complex where armed gang members were seen on video will be closed
A judge has ordered the closure of an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex where armed members of a Venezuelan gang were caught on video entering a unit last summer — footage that ...
President Biden delivers final foreign policy speech
With one week left in office, the president stressed his staff is still forging ahead with important negotiations, like the one to end the fighting between Israel and the terror group Hamas.