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As the U.S. investigates a shooting in California as "an act of terrorism," President Obama will address the nation Sunday night in what will be just his third speech from the Oval Office.

A health crisis grips the country, triggered by fuel blockades. Medicine is in short supply. But our writer, living in Kathmandu, needed emergency surgery.

"Average daily attendance" has long been a trusted measure, but the number conceals an important metric in identifying kids at risk of failing or dropping out: chronic absence.

For the second week in a row, gas prices in some Illinois communities are below $2 per gallon of unleaded.According to AAA, a gallon of regular gas in the…

On episode 16 of the State of the State podcast, a commission working on an overhaul of Illinois’ criminal justice system has approved its first set of...

Chicago Police officers face discipline if they don't make sure the video and the audio of their dashboard cameras are working. That’s according to the…

It is the first time the regime of Bashar Assad has accused the U.S. and its partners of attacking its forces. The U.S. denied the accusation about a strike on a Syrian army camp Sunday.

Albinism affects people of all races, but for people of color, a lack of pigment can leave them struggling to fit in.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he'll announce the new system "in the coming days." The goal is to inform the public at large about the threat and the government's response.

Shipp, a mainstay of New York's downtown free jazz scene, likes big blocky chords and loud piano sounds. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the new album by the Matthew Shipp trio is "heavy in a good way."