A U.S. officials says that U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month. Semiofficial news outlets in Iran ...

A South Carolina police officer died and a second was injured in a gunfight Saturday in a park following a call about a domestic dispute, the police chief in Columbia ...

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Guinea-Bissau was voting Sunday in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers ahead of December's general election, which will return the West African nation ...

Oakwood/Salt Fork girls' cross country runners pose with the team plaque after winning the Saber Corn Classic at The High ...

It’s back-to-school time, and there are many clever new picture books to help kids get ready. Here are two that have a great ...

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There’s an irony surrounding the battles over solar farms in Illinois. Residents are being forced — through mandatory ...

Dr. Canaan Shores, who leads the urgent and convenient care service at the University of Illinois Teaching Hospital, recalls ...

Iran’s supreme leader has called for Muslim countries to stand together against Israel and the United States. Broadcaster NBC says Israeli settlers attacked its journalists in the West Bank on ...

Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River. Residents in flood-affected districts have been urged to stay alert. Flood warnings were ...

Norwegians have gathered for memorial services honoring the late King Harald V, who died at 89. Dean Pål Kristian Balstad opened the funeral service at Oslo Cathedral on Sunday. The ...