During a lengthy journalism career that involved covering bare-knuckled politics both in Chicago and Washington, Basil Talbott Jr. was the Chicago Sun-Times’ political editor for a decade before ...

From a live raccoon to a cheese wheel the weight of a car, American Presidents have received some unique gifts. These are ...

Back when the Isley Brothers scored their first hit with "Shout," lead singer Ronald Isley couldn't have imagined that the ...

The US Department of Justice will not release the remaining files, which could contain more serious allegations against rich ...

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke says Hoover, 75, took advantage of “misguided public policies and disinvestment” and ravaged Chicago’s neighborhoods with his creation of the Gangster Disciples.

Today in History for Feb. 17: ...

A film about Riverhead Medal of Honor recipient Garfield M. Langhorn Jr. debuted Wednesday at the Suffolk theater.

PATRICK BET-DAVID (HOST): Ideas. YARVIN: Ideas and origins back. So, who was Barack Obama's mentor? Well, that's a little bit disputed. BET-DAVID: You've hit a couple names. YARVIN: Yes, but you might ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four ...

Former President Barack Obama remains the most popular political figure among young men, and is viewed more favorably than people including President Donald Trump and Joe Rogan, according to a new ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting deaths of two American citizens during the Trump administration’s deportation operations in ...

It's not a secret that the Obamas love to rub elbows with the upper echelons of the Hollywood elites. (The former first family's major ongoing deal with Netflix is proof positive of that.) Given that, ...