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Richard Posner is one of the county's leading libertarian thinkers. He and his compatriots at the University of Chicago have put their trust in free, unfettered and barely regulated markets. But the title of his new book suggests a recent change of heart. It's called A Failure of Capitalism.

The lead author of a new study on the neurological impact of COVID-19 infection says that the disease "is not as benign" as people may think.

Latvian Raimonds Tomsons rose above the other 70 contestants.

The deal also includes a record $4 billion in criminal penalties. Family members for some of those victims had urged stiffer sanctions.

The Marine Mammal Protection Act was amended in 2021 to prohibit people from being within 50 feet of spinner dolphins in Hawaii.

Along the way, the pandemic broke out, she broke up with her boyfriend and anxiety became a near-constant companion on her journey.

In her memoir, Lessons in Becoming Myself, actress Ellen Burstyn recounts how sorrow has informed her long acting career. Burstyn won an Oscar for best actress in 1974 for her role in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

There are more than 200 brains in total, and the majority were taken from Indigenous and Black people without consent.

About 10-thousand asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago since last summer. It's causing stress on support services, including housing and medical care.

The group surveyed residents of a dangerous mountainside in Uganda to find out how much money they would need to relocate to a safer setup. The answer was about $1,800. GiveDirectly then gave the residents that amount in a lump sum with no strings attached.