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Lloyd Austin arrived in Kabul on his first visit as defense secretary as the Biden administration discusses when to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan.

"Too many people are coming here right now," Mayor Dan Gelber said on Saturday as he proclaimed a 72-hour state of emergency to address swelling crowds and fears of fueling a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The long-delayed Redbird football season has come to a premature end.Coach Brock Spack announced Sunday his team will opt out of its remaining four 2021…

The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.

The New York congressman was accused of sexual misconduct by a former lobbyist. Reed acknowledged he had been struggling with alcoholism at the time of the alleged misconduct.

Democrats want to repeal Ilinois' Parental Notification of Abortion Act, seven years after its enforcement began. Abortion opponents are out in force,...

The first lady is often remembered as a genteel Southerner who promoted highway beautification, but author Julia Sweig says archival records show Lady Bird was also a savvy political strategist.

Under a program recently approved by the Springfield City Council, minority-owned businesses and residents on the city’s east side will have access to...

A new study based in the United States reports the AstraZeneca vaccine is 79 percent effective against symptomatic COVID-19.

The Saudi proposal includes a nationwide ceasefire and reopening the airport in the Yemeni capital. But the Iranian-backed Houthis say the plan stops short of lifting a blockade.