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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defamation charge by a court on Friday, in a case that could have sent him to prison for up to 15 years. -
The Trump administration has tied new requirements to election security grants. Some states told NPR they're passing on the grants as a result. -
Before joining the Justice Department this year, attorney Jonathan Gross said Jan. 6 prosecutors were "evil people. They will put you on a cattle car to Auschwitz without batting an eye." -
The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.
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Pete Peterson pays homage to this summer’s NubAbility Camp in Du Quoin by looking at some of baseball’s limb-different players over the years. -
For those of you experiencing sticker shock when you open your utility bill from Ameren this summer, the company says there are two main factors for the increase. -
Amid Republican party efforts to gain congressional seats through off-cycle redistricting in Texas, there's an effort to revive a push for an Illinois state constitutional amendment to make political redistricting less, well, political. -
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Business owners from southern Illinois met in Marion on Thursday to hear from area legislators.WSIU's Brian Sapp reports how the lunch helps businesses and legislators meet the needs of the region. -
Teachers union President Stacy Davis Gates cited the failures of JB Pritzker and the Democratic Legislature after Pritzker said more Chicago Public Schools funding from Springfield is “just not going to happen.” -
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A company that provides autism and mental health services has opened its first Peoria County clinic in Bartonville. Lifelong Access, which has operated in McLean County for nearly 70 years, celebrated its expansion into the Tri-County region Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. -
Pritzker called for legislation following State Farm’s 27% homeowners rate hike -
The full force of Saluki maroon will be everywhere starting next week as SIU showcases its programs and services at the 2025 Du Quoin State Fair. -
More than 100,000 patients are on the national kidney transplant list and around 30 people are taken off the lists everyday because they either became too sick for a transplant, or died.
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The Trump administration has shifted its tone and message in response to persistent pressure about the Epstein records — especially from supporters who see the unreleased files as an unfulfilled promise. -
With roughly a quarter of Michiganders enrolled in the program, Democrats are hoping the issue gives them an edge in battleground districts. -
High mortgage rates cooled home sales over the last few years. But data released this week shows signs that things may be thawing a bit. -
An expectant mom got a $750 bill for a blood test to check for genetic abnormalities in her baby. Then she tried to figure out why it was so high. -
The Justice Department is expected to deliver files from its Jeffrey Epstein investigation to the House Oversight Committee starting Friday. The panel plans to release some of the files publicly. -
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday halting further expansion and ordering the winding down of an immigration detention center built in the middle of the Florida Everglades. -
This is the latest shakeup since Trump took over the cultural center. "We will have an exciting announcement about the new direction for Dance programming soon," said a Kennedy Center spokesperson. -
But the court, in its emergency-docket order, left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out National Institutes of Health memos that enforced the administration's policies. -
The vice president spoke about the administration's domestic agenda enacted in a sweeping bill last month that will shift resources from social safety programs to immigration enforcement and tax cuts. -
Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival. -
California and Texas, the country's two most populous states, are getting closer to redrawing their congressional districts in a political fight sparked by President Trump. -
President Trump thanked National Guard soldiers and police officers involved in his crackdown on what he has described as rampant crime in Washington, D.C.
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