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A police pursuit of a carjacking suspect ended in a crash late Sunday morning.

This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is MrWilson with a comment on our post about DOGE’s “efficiency theater”: I voted for this!” —person whose taxes and cost of living and rent are all going up In second place, it’s a double-winning anonymous comment that also takes second place over on the […]

A man who served on the panel that reviewed medals awarded for the Wounded Knee Massacre said a majority of the members focused on individual soldier conduct at the expense of the broader issue: whether any medals should be awarded for a massacre. Wizipan Little Elk Garriott, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in […]

WASHINGTON — A panel of judges on an appeals court Friday seemed split about whether the Trump administration’s move to request taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of immigration enforcement is lawful. Friday’s oral arguments were heard before U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judges Sri Srinivasan, Patricia Millett and Harry […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Rival gunmen shot at each other in a crowded downtown nightlife district in Alabama's capital city Saturday night, killing two people and injuring 12 others in a chaotic street scene, police said. The dead included a 43-year-old woman and a 17-year-old male, while five of the 14 people wounded were hospitalized [...]

October 4th and 5th have been significant dates in history, marked by groundbreaking achievements, pivotal moments in global politics, and cultural milestones that have shaped the world we live in today. Perhaps the most globally transformative event linked to October 4th is the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 by the Soviet Union. This was the world’s first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, heralding the beginning of the space age and the U.S.-Soviet space race. Sputnik's successful launch not only demonstrated technological prowess but also had profound implications for science, military strategy, and international relations, fundamentally altering the Cold War dynamics. In the realm of religion and culture, October 4th is celebrated as the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, who lived in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Saint Francis is renowned for his love of nature and his efforts to promote peace and humility. His legacy

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has been selected to participate in a federal model that will increase access to potentially transformative treatments for people living with rare and severe diseases, advancing the work already underway in the state’s Medicaid program. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) was accepted into the federal Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a multi-year agreement among states and drug manufacturers to increase Medicaid beneficiaries’ access to treatments. Illinois is expected to be awarded up to $9.55 million in federal dollars over the course of 10.5 years to support Illinois’ implementation of the model, including screenings, referrals and wraparound support services, with the ultimate goal of directly resolving documented barriers to care. 84% of the total model administrative operating costs are federally funded, and the remaining 16% of costs will be funded by the state – up to approximately $1.8

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