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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has announced his candidacy for the presidential vote in 2008. Part of Richardson's announcement was in Spanish, as he said, "With pride, I hope to be the first Latino president of the United States." Richardson was born in California, where he made his announcement.

Many of the local health care workers who fought the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone have not received payment for their efforts. Now, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia is trying to raise awareness and money for them.

Supreme Court justice David Souter is planning on retiring at the end of the court's term. The first President Bush appointed Souter 18 years ago. Though he was appointed by a Republican, he ended up on the more liberal side of an increasingly conservative court.

The face of gang members taking over the streets in Los Angeles is diversifying. Sam Quinones of The Los Angeles Times and Connie Rice, author of the new study "A Call to Action: A Case for a Comprehensive Solution to L.A.'s Gang Violence Epidemic," talk about the rise of Latino gangs in Los Angeles.

Images of the siege of Mariupol last year shocked viewers from around the world, and they remain some of the most compelling evidence of atrocities committed by the Russian military.

The Bloomington-Normal labor market added 1,500 jobs over the last year, but the area's unemployment rate still rose past the state average.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) says the 5% jobless rate is more than a point higher than at the same time last year (3.7%).

Bapu Shingara Singh was in his early 20s when British forces, attempting to quell an uprising, opened fire on a large crowd of unarmed Indian protestors. The 1919 Amristar Massacre was a critical event in India's history. Most of the world has forgotten about it, but it has shaped Singh's worldview.

Gov. Pritzker this week announced an additional $160 million in state spending on the migrant crisis.

In a surprise delay, Duane "Keffe D" Davis did not enter a plea in a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday morning, because he didn't have a lawyer. Davis is expected back in court on Nov. 2.