Paducah, KY—In 1953 an oppressive persist at the University of Notre Dame united a gang of friends that would last a lifetime, and now 71 year…

Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza.

Authorities say a woman in Indiana died after a tree fell onto a home. The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado hit Des Moines, Iowa, as storms rolled through Monday afternoon and into the night.

A two-time delegate for the Democratic National Convention believes the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is having a big impact on the RNC and will likely affect the DNC in August.

Remnants of the storm will include heavy rains, high winds, severe storms and flooding stretching from south-central Illinois into parts of lower Michigan, and FEMA stresses that it’s important for residents to take action now to stay safe.

Chicago experienced a spate of gun violence over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend during which 102 people were shot, including at least a dozen fatally, according to police reports.

Management at a community center on the city's Far South Side is worried that multiple teen gatherings nearby in which participants bring toy guns to play could cause trouble.

In what could be described as trapping lightning in a bottle, a suburban Chicago family spotted an extremely rare blue-eyed cicada. Greta Wallgren Bailey said that her daughter found it in Wheaton on Monday.