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Jose Antonio Vargas, pictured at a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016, has written a memoir of his life as an undocumented immigrant in <em>Dear America.</em>

'Dear America,' Writes A Pulitzer-Winning Journalist — And Undocumented Immigrant

Jose Antonio Vargas' new book is a memoir about living in the U.S. as an "undocumented citizen" — a secret he himself didn't discover until he was 16.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz high-fives presidential nominee Kamala Harris at a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on Tuesday in Milwaukee.

Here’s who’s speaking on Day 3 of the DNC

Tim Walz is the main event, but former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also speaking in Chicago on Wednesday.

Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market.

Governor’s Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm speaks to the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

Trump to implement new tariffs on Illinois’ largest trading partners as state faces uncertainty over economic projections

April taxes could provide revenue boost

In A Twist, Greeks Demonstrate In Favor Of Their Government

Greece's new prime minister gave his first speech to Parliament Sunday. His nation was eager to hear his plans to revive the country's ravaged economy while also ending unpopular austerity measures.

Editors and writers with The Onion work on elections copy in October 2008 during a drafts meeting at the website's offices, then in New York.

Area Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously)

The Spanish-language network gets a 40 percent, controlling stake in The Onion and related sites, including The A.V. Club and Clickhole. The move comes as Univision tries to reach more millennials.

A tree toppled by Hurricane Maria rests over damaged graves in the Villa Palmeras cemetery in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in December 2017.

Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000

The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies.

Sacks full of peanuts are displayed for sale at a market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Aid groups say they are dismayed by a planned influx of American-grown peanuts from a U.S. agricultural surplus that they fear could undercut a vital cash crop in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

U.S. To Ship Peanuts To Feed Haitian Kids; Aid Groups Say 'This Is Wrong'

On paper, the USDA's plan to send surplus peanuts to feed 140,000 malnourished Haitian schoolchildren sounds heroic. But aid groups say it could devastate Haiti's peanut farmers.

President Trump applauds members of the audience before speaking at the Heritage Foundation's annual President's Club meeting on Tuesday evening.

Trump Warns Against 'Bailouts' For Insurance Companies In Bipartisan Health Care Deal

The deal from the Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate health committee is aimed at stabilizing insurance markets. The president had encouraged the short-term fix on Tuesday.

Greek protesters in Thessaloniki wave flags and banners during a rally against the use of the term "Macedonia" for the neighboring country's name on Jan. 21. Greek authorities argue that the name Macedonia might suggest that Skopje has territorial claims to the northern Greek region of the same name with Thessaloniki as its capital.

For Two Countries, The Dispute Over Macedonia's Name Is Rooted In National Identity

Alexander the Great is central to identity in Greece and Macedonia, which are quarreling over Macedonia's name — and bragging rights to the 4th century B.C. military genius.

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