Illinois ranks fourth nationally for vehicle thefts by total volume stolen. Hyundai Elantra and Jeep Grand Cherokee topped Illinois lists in early 2025. Federal officials urge parking in well-lit ...

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OMB encouraged federal employees to blame "Democrat Senators" for the shutdown. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) encouraged federal employees across the government -- including at the ...

I'm used to hearing back from a handful of readers when I publish a story. I love getting those emails, and I try to write back as often as I can. But when I published our list of California's richest ...

Hate waiting forever for a big game, software update, or important file to finish downloading? While slow internet might be the culprit, it's not always the only reason. Before blaming your ISP, you ...

Amazon has agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giants of tricking customers into signing up for Prime and then making it frustratingly hard to cancel. The civil ...

President Trump and GOP lawmakers are itching to make a potential government shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats as negotiations show few signs of progress with less than a week to go before ...

Not only are eggs delicious, but they are also one of the most versatile foods in the world. You can eat them for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They can be scrambled, poached, baked, fried — you name ...

This comes from the Planet Money newsletter. Subscribe now to get more insights into how our economy works delivered to your inbox each week. Once a month, from 1989 to 2019, David Blitzer walked into ...

MAC: Slate has asked us—indeed hired us—to talk about their big picture-book package, “The 25 Best Picture Books of the Past 25 Years.” (Did you like how I called it a “package”? Did it make me sound ...

Drugstores are ready to deliver updated COVID-19 vaccines this fall and insurers plan to pay for them, even though the shots no longer come recommended by an important government committee. On Friday, ...