CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Michael Madigan turned 83 earlier this month, and it turns out he got a gift from the feds.

On Friday, federal prosecutors filed a motion notifying the judge they were dropping their push for the former Democratic powerhouse to fork over more than $3.1 million in forfeiture due to his conviction in February on ...Read more

Elon Musk and his companies faced at least $2.37 billion in potential federal fines and penalties the day President Donald Trump took office, according to a congressional report released Monday that highlights the possible conflicts of interest posed by the billionaire's cost-cutting work in government.

The 43-page memo by the minority staff of...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The president of Rollins College retires in June, and Grant Cornwell is using his last months in that role to speak out against President Donald Trump’s attacks on education.

In February, he hosted an academic freedom conference at the college’s Winter Park campus and last week college administrators released a statement �...Read more

The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

The Liberals’ estimated popular vote share was 41% in Abacus Data’s final likely-voter election model, released over the weekend, ...Read more

DENVER — Just over a week remains in the Colorado legislature’s 2025 session — and a number of the Democratic majority’s marquee proposals remain in limbo.

Big tax and labor bills are still unresolved as the end of the session approaches. Time pressure is mounting in other fights, including one between hospitals and the drug industry ...Read more

BALTIMORE — When she was attending Catholic school in Baltimore, Teresa Lancaster would vaguely warn some of her classmates of certain rooms, “don’t go in there.” But it would take decades for her to speak publicly about surviving sexual abuse.

Now, as an attorney and advocate for other survivors, she worries that new limits on how much...Read more

President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home.

Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate. That drastic ...Read more

The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

The Liberals’ estimated popular vote share was 41% in Abacus Data’s final likely-voter election model, released over the weekend, ...Read more

North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it deployed troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine, claiming the country’s military had helped Moscow retake control of the border region of Kursk.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to participate in the conflict to liberate the Kursk region and to repel the “adventurous invasion�...Read more

For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California mother recently underwent surgery to remove her blocked fallopian tubes, leaving in vitro fertilization as her only option to get pregnant. But the cost quoted by her Sacramento-area clinic was $25,000 — out of reach for ...Read more

After more than four decades working in the paper industry, Gaetano “Guy” Spinelli poured his life savings into developing an eco-friendly yet durable paper straw and opened his company, Boss Straw, in Woodstock in 2021.

Then in February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting plastic straws while declaring that paper ...Read more

Los Angeles pediatrician and urgent care specialist Dr. Ilan Shapiro worries for his chronically ill patients as he watches Congress weigh significant cuts to Medicaid.

He thinks of a boy who, before finding Shapiro’s clinic, was in and out of emergency rooms and intensive care units because of severe asthma attacks, instead of competing in ...Read more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A devastating crash marred the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver's Sunset neighborhood Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others when an SUV drove into a crowd of festivalgoers.

Authorities identified the driver as 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a Vancouver resident. Witnesses said Lo ...Read more

He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a play at his high school. He takes competitive AP courses and is working on his Eagle Scout project.

And he’s been on a journey for four years.

Once a week, the transgender teen injects testosterone into his body. He’s had his eggs frozen in case he ...Read more

Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.

For weeks, Vietnam has been preparing this city for the anniversary of a defining moment in the nation's history:...Read more

Grace Feazelle is always busy.

She’s a constant advocate for Hope House, the nonprofit that helped her find a place of her own in Norfolk. She’s led trainings with General Assembly legislative aides and serves on the executive committee of Our Voices, an advocacy group led by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in ...Read more

Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.

For weeks, Vietnam has been preparing this city for the anniversary of a defining moment in the nation's history:...Read more

The Philippines will offer to purchase more farm products from the U.S. as it pushes to reduce a 17% tariff rate imposed on the Southeast Asian nation’s goods, according to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque.

Roque said she’s scheduled to meet with U.S. commerce and trade officials during an April 29 to May 2 trip to the U.S. with Frederick Go,...Read more