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Critic Ken Tucker reviews new music by the British punk band The Mekons and the American country-rock band The Mavericks. Both groups have recorded new songs that were inspired by recent news events.

A federal judge has upheld former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on corruption charges.The Democrat appeared via a video link…

Many of the most powerful antibiotics have lost their punch. Some Stanford students think they've found a different way to attack bacteria that the germs can't overcome.

A Manhattan socialite, who sold out Carnegie Hall in 1944 despite having a very dodgy voice, inspired a new movie starring Meryl Streep — and aided generations of actual singers.

Stargazers, get ready for something spectacular on Thursday. The annual Perseid meteor shower, already one of the most reliably impressive celestial events, promises to be especially good this year.

Illinois Supreme Court justices have the final briefs in hand to decide the constitutionality of a plan to change how legislative districts are drawn.…

Dozens of lawsuits were filed after the deadly May 2015 accident. An attorney for one person who received a settlement says a confidentiality provision prevents him from disclosing any details.

Former industrial cities are losing people and trying to shrink their footprint. Many people have wanted to tear down a single block in Baltimore for years. So why does it take so long for people to act?

Firefighters have made significant progress containing the Soberanes Fire, north of Big Sur, and the Pilot Fire, east of LA. However, the Mineral Fire, in Fresno County, seared 5,000 acres overnight.

With two historically unpopular major party presidential nominees, the idea of write-in votes keeps popping up. Exactly how that works is a bit complicated.