Work requirements for federal aid programs have emerged as a sticking point in ongoing negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling, and President Joe Biden has signaled openness to a possible compromise even as many in his party have balked.
Wall Street rallied Wednesday on hopes the U.S. government can avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt.
The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants. A proposal announced Wednesday would for the first time require safe management of so-called coal ash dumped in hundreds of older landfills, ''legacy" ponds and other inactive sites that currently are unregulated at the federal level.
The Loons are still trying for their first home victory of the season. Tap here for play-by-play, scoring updates and match results from around MLS.
Access to abortion is essentially locked down in Illinois. But Democrats are looking for ways to further protect the practice and its availability, including to outsiders who potentially face home-state penalties for seeking treatment here.
Two teams seem likely to rise above the other 10 as the 2023 season begins. Basketball writer Kent Youngblood takes a look at how the teams rank heading into the opening weekend.
The Spartans, relying on junior captains and playing three middle-schoolers, are ranked No. 1 in Class 1A. All of SPA's losses have been to Class 2A schools.
The teams split the first two games of the interleague series as the Twins snapped an eight-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night. First pitch is at 2:10 p.m.
A few factors help explain the dramatic turnaround, which has been on display pretty much all season in a number of different ways.
A Polish court has convicted nine people, including two former activists of the governing Law and Justice party, of using donations to the regional Red Cross to fund an election campaign.