Two 15-year-old girls were struck by a gray Chevrolet Blazer Tuesday night in Libertyville. One girl was rushed to Lurie Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Read More
Republicans plan to use budget reconciliation to pass $10 billion in grants helping states enforce voter ID requirements. The House Administration Committee must finalize details by September 11 before a chamber-wide vote expected by week’s end. Read More
A Georgia fugitive convicted of killing a transgender woman was arrested at an East Bay train station. How did officers identify him? Read More
The late senator was instrumental in getting the DEFIANCE Act through the Senate unanimously in January. The House version now sits in Jim Jordan’s Judiciary Committee with no movement yet. Read More
Newark police say Faheem Green punched and robbed a nun, then sexually assaulted another woman the same morning. He was caught using surveillance footage. Read More
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked Lindsey Graham’s foreign policy record on a podcast Monday, days after the senator died from an aortic dissection. She accused him of supporting endless conflicts in Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon. Greene left the GOP over its Israel stance. Read More
A teen died after driving a utility cart through a chain link fence at Woodcreek High School early Tuesday morning. Police are investigating the incident. Read More
Sarah Magid, a first-grade teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland, left her classroom in July 2024 to deal drugs near the building. She received a 12-year prison sentence. Authorities are investigating whether other staff members were involved. Read More
Former DHS official Miles Taylor warns Trump could access the “Doomsday Book”—secret emergency orders allowing detention without trial, press censorship, and internet shutdowns. Taylor says guardrails are gone but hopes Trump’s incompetence will stop any power grab. Read More
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed with overwhelming bipartisan support: 358-32 in the House and 85-5 in the Senate. The law modernizes financing tools, reforms rural programs, and removes regulatory barriers. Implementation by federal agencies and local governments begins now. Read More
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, was taken into ICE custody after allegedly slapping a Jersey Shore teen over her MAGA clothing on July 4th. Her husband had previously posted social media videos attacking the same Newark facility where she’s now being held. Read More
A 15-year-old and her 16-year-old boyfriend allegedly opened fire on relatives across East St. Louis on Sunday, leaving five dead. Her father says it started over a fight about her schooling. Read More