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Illinois committee OKs higher minimum wage
Illinois committee OKs higher minimum wage
Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan to increase the minimum wage and let it rise automatically in the future.More >>
Illinois lawmakers are considering a plan to increase the minimum wage and let it rise automatically in the future.More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press
The Illinois House voted 113-to-3 today to shift money from other parts of the state budget to avoid interruptions in child care. The measure now goes to the Senate. The state is on the verge of halting payments to...More >>
Chicago cops proclaim readiness for NATO protests
Chicago cops proclaim readiness for NATO protests
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the department is ready to provide a safe environment for protesters demonstrating against the NATO summit.More >>
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the department is ready to provide a safe environment for protesters demonstrating against the NATO summit.More >>
Chicago Teachers Union boots 'rat' member for life
Chicago Teachers Union boots 'rat' member for life
The Chicago Teachers Union has ousted a member for life for allegedly feeding information about a union meeting to a public schools official.More >>
The Chicago Teachers Union has ousted a member for life for allegedly feeding information about a union meeting to a public schools official.More >>
Ill. House shuffles to money to aid child care
Ill. House shuffles to money to aid child care
Illinois lawmakers are trying to shuffle money to keep child care services from shutting down across the state.More >>
Illinois lawmakers are trying to shuffle money to keep child care services from shutting down across the state.More >>
AG sues IHSA over access for disabled athletes
AG sues IHSA over access for disabled athletes
The Illinois Attorney General's Office and an advocacy group for the disabled have filed a federal lawsuit that aims to force the organization that oversees high school sports in the state to allow disabled athletes to...More >>
The Illinois Attorney General's Office and an advocacy group for the disabled have filed a federal lawsuit that aims to force the organization that oversees high school sports in the state to allow disabled athletes to...More >>
News Minute: Here is the latest Texas news from The Associated Press
News Minute: Here is the latest Texas news from The Associated Press
A former Houston police officer has been acquitted in the beating of a teenage burglary suspect. A jury found Andrew Blomberg not guilty of a misdemeanor charge. He's the first of four fired officers to stand trial in...More >>
A former Houston police officer has been acquitted in the beating of a teenage burglary suspect. A jury found Andrew Blomberg not guilty of a misdemeanor charge. He's the first of four fired officers to stand trial in...More >>
NATO, protest groups to debate ahead of summit
NATO, protest groups to debate ahead of summit
NATO officials will debate with representatives from protest groups before the organization's summit in Chicago.More >>
NATO officials will debate with representatives from protest groups before the organization's summit in Chicago.More >>
This Hour: Latest Illinois news, sports, business and entertainment
This Hour: Latest Illinois news, sports, business and entertainment
Illinois cities and schools would lose hundreds of millions of dollars under a pension proposal from House Speaker Michael Madigan.More >>
NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight
The nation's third-largest city has a famous skyline, a vibrant downtown cultural district, a stunning lakefront and art-filled parks.More >>
The nation's third-largest city has a famous skyline, a vibrant downtown cultural district, a stunning lakefront and art-filled parks.More >>

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Tropical Storm Aletta weakening in the Pacific
Tropical Storm Aletta weakening in the Pacific
Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening is it spins far out over the Pacific.More >>
Tropical Storm Aletta is weakening as it spins far out over the Pacific.More >>
TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds
TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.More >>
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.More >>
Celtics top 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead
Celtics top 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference...More >>
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference...More >>
Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
Firefighters have been working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.More >>
High winds have nearly tripled the size of a wildfire in northern Arizona that led to an evacuation order for a historic mining town.More >>
FBI links white-powder envelopes to Texas
FBI links white-powder envelopes to Texas
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.More >>
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.More >>
'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town
'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town
One of country music's biggest acts is preparing to stage a benefit concert for a southern Indiana town battered by March tornadoes.More >>
The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March.More >>
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NY
An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York.More >>
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.More >>
Inactive missile drops from Army chopper in Texas
Inactive missile drops from Army chopper in Texas
A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near a Texas military post, causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said.More >>
A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near a Texas military post, causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said.More >>
Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.More >>
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.More >>
Officer's acquittal over Texas arrest upsets some
Officer's acquittal over Texas arrest upsets some
Jurors are deliberating for a second day in the case of a former Houston police officer accused of taking part in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect.More >>
A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders who criticized the verdict as unjust and...More >>

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US agents on deadly Honduran military operation
US agents on deadly Honduran military operation
By The Associated Press State department officials confirm U.S. law enforcement agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a helicopter during an anti-drug operation in which at least four...More >>
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed Wednesday that some of its agents were aboard a U.S.-owned helicopter with Honduran police who opened fire on a small boat on a Honduran river, and a local official said two...More >>
Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June
Greece gets caretaker PM until new vote in June
A top negotiator in Greece's huge debt writedown deal has been appointed the country's caretaker finance minister.More >>
A senior judge has been sworn in to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.More >>
Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized
Cannes' female-free directors line-up criticized
This year's Cannes Film Festival features directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East - but no women.More >>
At this year's Cannes Film Festival, there are directors in their 30s and their 80s, directors from Europe and North America, directors from Asia and the Middle East - but no women.More >>
Brazil moves to cut hotel costs before Rio+20
Brazil moves to cut hotel costs before Rio+20
Brazil says it is taking steps to lower the spiraling cost of accommodations during the upcoming United Nations' Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.More >>
Brazil is taking steps to lower the spiraling cost of accommodations during the United Nations' upcoming conference on sustainable development, the office of President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday.More >>
Drug lab near cash plane crash site
Drug lab near cash plane crash site
Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with $1.3 million in cash aboard.More >>
Ecuador's official news agency says police have found a cocaine-processing lab near where a small Mexican-registered plane crashed over the weekend with $1.3 million in cash aboard.More >>
Kidnapped Honduran radio news director found slain
Kidnapped Honduran radio news director found slain
The news director for one of Honduras' most important radio stations has been found dead, nearly a week after he was kidnapped.More >>
Honduras' president offered a reward of more than $150,000 Wednesday for information leading to the killers of one of the country's best-known journalists, and authorities later announced that a suspect was being...More >>
Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
Amazon tributary hits record high after rains
A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains.More >>
A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains.More >>
Greece gets caretaker PM until next vote in June
Greece gets caretaker PM until next vote in June
Greece's president is to convene the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.More >>
A senior judge was sworn in Wednesday to head Greece's caretaker government for a month as the debt-crippled country lurches through a political crisis that threatens its membership in the 17-nation eurozone.More >>
Police move against new protest in Moscow
Police move against new protest in Moscow
Russian police has uprooted a protest camp in central Moscow that has recently become a center of opposition activity.More >>
Russian police arrested about 20 protesters on Wednesday night at a central Moscow square where demonstrators had moved after police uprooted them from a camp, the latest move in a broadening crackdown on the forces opposing...More >>
Slain journalist Marie Colvin remembered in London
Slain journalist Marie Colvin remembered in London
Leading politicians and journalists have gathered in London to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin.More >>
Leading politicians and journalists gathered in London on Wednesday to pay tribute to slain war correspondent Marie Colvin, a woman they remembered as fearless, dedicated and kind.More >>