Hours after Republican President Donald Trump’s administration announced it was freezing potentially trillions of dollars in ...

Michael McClain, a longtime confidant of ex-speaker Michael Madigan, was a smart and diligent lobbyist who never agreed to or ...

Democrats are planning to fight President Donald Trump's efforts to pause federal grants and loans. The court battle will ...

The 40-year-old founder of China's DeepSeek, an AI startup that has startled markets with its capacity to compete with ...

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

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A White House order to freeze federal grants reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald Trump clearly endorsed during his 2024 campaign. The approach was further ...

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The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American's access to health care and in the nation's overall ...

The following local students were named to The University of Alabama dean's list with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) or the president's list with an academic record of 4.0 (all A's).

St. John’s Lutheran Church, Effingham, will host the following activities: Food Pantry second and fourth Tuesdays 3-4 p.m. Sunday service is available at stjohnslcms.net or via YouTube.

The Vandalia Statehouse State Historic Site will celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday with a special event on Sunday, Feb. 9.