Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death ...

Wall Street is taking a pause. The S&P 500 inched up by 0.1% Thursday, coming off its latest all-time high and its eighth gain in the last nine days. The ...

Lawmakers are openly venting their frustration as they try to gain traction to end the government shutdown. Groups of lawmakers have tried to brainstorm ways out of the standoff that ...

In his email to the Vermilion Advantage board members, Marron, who said he'd already been considering resigning, states he is ...

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for his "compelling and visionary oeuvre." His philosophical novels are often written in single sentences. They have been pr ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is churning in the Atlantic on its approach to the Leeward Islands as Tropical Storm Priscilla moves along Mexico’s Pacific coast. Both storms are threatening heavy rain ...

Please put down the phone. Kate, as she is commonly known, collaborated with adult development researcher Robert Waldinger in an essay ...

The Illinois governor and the Chicago mayor say they won't back down after threats by President Donald Trump to have them jailed for opposing his deployment of National Guard troops ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel watchers ...

Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or asmussen ...

Pennsylvania authorities say two state police officers have been shot in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed. Pennsylvania State Police say the troopers were hospitalized in ...