Today is Monday, June 29, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: In 1926, an Urbana boy, 15-year-old Harmon Roberts of 507 W. California St., fractured his right arm above ...

A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies. Zouhaeir Hertelli, a mortuary owner, says he receives hundreds of calls ...

Pakistani security forces Sunday carried out a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, followed by “calibrated strikes” against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters, ...

Druski made history as the youngest host of the BET Awards on Sunday. Lauryn Hill and Teyana Taylor will be honored, with ...

In the race between the U.S. and China to develop artificial intelligence, the battle over hardware and computing power is heating up as Chinese companies like Huawei overtake global industry ...

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese companies it says are contributing to the country’s “remilitarization,” as tensions with Tokyo continue to rise. Twenty Japanese entities, includin ...

Illinois sophomores David Mirkovic and Stefan Vaaks are contenders to be the program's next NBA draft pick(s).  College/Prep ...

Local health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl. The first strike targeted a group of people ...

A heat wave will blast the eastern United States this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures rising ahead of the July Fourth holiday will feel hotter because of the ...

Khadijah Farrakhan, longtime wife of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, died on Saturday, the Nation of Islam has ...

Protests in Albania against a coastal development project have gained global attention, partly due to the involvement of Jared Kushner. The project threatens the Narta Lagoon, a wildlife reserve home ...

America is getting ready to celebrate the 250th anniversary since it split from Britain's monarchy and embarked on its ...