Two years ago, voters rejected a quarter-cent sales-tax increase sought by the Champaign County Board to fund public-safety measures. Seeking to determine if voters had softened at all on the question ...

The oil market remains worried about the Middle East supply disruption despite President Donald Trump's pivot to negotiations with Iran. Two Chinese container vessels tried to pass through the Strait ...

The world has noticed the Los Angeles Lakers streaking behind the steady hand of superstar point guard Luka Doncic. Doncic, 27, is having another career-year and continues to assemble his best stretch ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks deepened their drops Friday as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% to close its worst ...

March 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab shares dropped 7% on Thursday after two verdicts holding it liable for harm to young users sparked fears the social media giant may have to ...

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Newly released census data shows that from June 2024 to July 2025, the number of new residents who were international immigrants dropped by 70 percent compared to a year before. By Winnie Hu and Jeff ...

Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport had security line waits of up to two hours mid-Wednesday morning, on the third day since the Trump administration sent ICE to assist with staffing ...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) looks caught between fear and opportunity following a sharp pullback. Investors are worried the company's AI spending could pressure profits, but if Azure, Copilot, and cloud ...

The first weekend of March Madness had a little bit of everything, including a Big Ten rager for the ages. There were buzzer beaters, bracket busters and more annoying commercials than ever, most of ...

Stablecoin issuer Circle's (CRCL) shares tumbled on Tuesday, after a draft version of U.S. stablecoin legislation raised concerns about limits on yield. The stock of the USDC issuer fell 20% on the ...

Oil prices dropped and stocks rallied after President Trump said the U.S. will postpone strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, and that the two countries are in talks over a potential ...