House Bill 4743 would allow contract drivers to organize and negotiate with ride‑share companies while remaining independent contractors.

BrightPoint is holding its fifth annual “Stuff the Bus” event from April 2-4 at the Sam’s Club in Rockford to collect essential supplies for its 24/7 Crisis Nursery, which ...

Every moment of pretty much any major sporting event can be dissected in high-definition these days, and officials and umpires are spending more and more time staring at a TV screen to review ...

Police arrested a Byron man Thursday after he was allegedly found passed out drunk in his car, in possession of a loaded gun.

The NBA stretch run has arrived. Going into Monday, there are only 111 games left in the season — or put another way, 91% of the regular season has already been played. The postseason (not ...

Zendaya has a few more days to wear something blue. The actor, promoting “The Drama” with co-star Robert Pattinson around the globe, has — wink wink — worn something old, something new and ...

The Connecticut Sun have reached an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and will move to Houston in 2027. The WNBA Board of Governors still needs to approve the sale and ...

The United States supports efforts by Taiwan’s government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament, a ...

Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass ...

Iran on Monday defied Lebanon’s expulsion order for its ambassador by saying he would stay, further increasing tensions in a country in the crosshairs of the latest fighting ...

U.S. stocks are rising and recovering some of the losses from their five-week losing streak, even as oil prices keep climbing. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% in early trading Monday.

Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination ...