The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that the labor market remains strong.

Dennis Mathes has been sports editor of the Journal-Courier since 1999. Originally from Urbana, he worked at weekly ...

Fatal crashes of commercial aircraft in the U.S. have become a rarity. The last was in 2009 near Buffalo, New York. All 45 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Amid a flurry of executive orders affecting transgender Americans, the Trump administration ordered restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. Calling it “a stain on our ...

(THE CONVERSATION) After many years of partisan politics, increasingly divisive language, finger-pointing and inflammatory speech have contributed to an environment of fear and uncertainty, affecting ...

Currently, there is no law addressing instances when an adverse outcome is probable but cannot be confirmed before delivery. Hence, stricter abortion laws are expected to not only increase inevitable ...

Making art served many purposes. Mansoor Adayfi, a former Guantánamo Bay detainee and author of “ Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo ,” wrote in his contribution to the book on al-Alwi ...

These were two of just three times fascist extremist groups anywhere in the world were labeled terrorists by the U.S. government. Early in his first term, President Donald Trump’s State Department did ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Singer Patti Smith collapsed during a presentation in Brazil on Wednesday night, and later returned to apologize for needing to end her show early. Video published on social media ...

It’s not just about her speed. It's her range, too. She’s written more than 250 books, from romantic one-offs and fantasy-themed trilogies to a police procedural series she's been writing for three ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Red River Bancshares Inc. (RRBI) on Thursday reported net income of $9.3 million in its fourth quarter. The Alexandria, Louisiana-based bank said it had ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Coursera Inc (COUR) on Thursday reported a loss of $21.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Mountain View, ...