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Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman speaks to the media at the Mandalay Bay convention center during the first day of Big ...

The Illinois football team takes center stage on Tuesday during the first of a three-day Big Ten Media Kickoff event at the ...

The State Department's spokesperson says President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is planning to head to the Middle East as the U.S. tries once again to solidify a ceasefire ...

Los Angeles prosecutors have announced felony charges in connection with a car crash outside a nightclub over the weekend that injured at least 36 people and led to the driver ...

An attorney is seeking Erik Menendez’s release from prison because of a medical condition after he was taken to a hospital. The state corrections department confirmed Erik Menendez was taken ...

The United Nations human rights office says more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip. Most of ...

The man who stabbed four students to death in a home near the University of Idaho is set to appear in court for a sentencing hearing. Bryan Kohberger and the ...

A slimmed-down Bret Bielema was the first coach at the microphone. He was asked about his willingness to push back against detractors. “I learned early in life, if you don’t stand up for yourself ...

Can't Wait For Saturday | If No. 13 proves lucky again, Spartans, Rutgers could be in for some fun After a 5-7 debut season ...

"When we teach our children the truth — that Blackness is vast, radiant, creative and sacred — we start to write a different ...

"You may wonder, is the declining birth rate really a problem? Wouldn’t having fewer lives to sustain make living easier for ...