A Venezuelan asylum seeker injured during an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last month has submitted a sworn statement that contradicts the agency’s version of events. ... Read more

Michigan should reject Consumers Energy’s plan to sell its 13 Michigan dams to an out-of-state private equity firm, an administrative law judge overseeing the proposed sale concluded Wednesday. ... Read more

President Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director ... Read more

Officials are warning of a new round of severe storms and possible tornadoes after severe storms swept the Midwest and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. Wednesday ... Read more

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of ... Read more

U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening. That raised ... Read more

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Much to the chagrin of SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, who continues twisting and turning his words to find arguments that frame his conference as the best in college football, the chasm in coaching between the SEC and Big Ten stretched even wider this winter. As the SEC filled some of ... Read more

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal government will pay North Dakota nearly $28 million to settle a lawsuit over the costs of policing massive protests against the Dakota Access oil ... Read more

Ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs was denied parole nearly five years after killing a woman in a drunken car crash in Las Vegas. Ruggs was sentenced to three to 10 years ... Read more

DETROIT (AP) — Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of ... Read more

Ohioans soon will be required to provide a photo ID when voting by mail – a major change to a voting method that previously had been exempted from the strict ... Read more

A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire. That's because the House and Senate on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the ... Read more

U.S. stocks are climbing, and oil prices are falling after President Donald Trump said he called off bombings of Iran planned for the evening, raising hopes for a deal that ... Read more

President Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director ... Read more

The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a ... Read more

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats. Healey told Prime Minister Keir ... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his hotel on Wednesday, as he was pelted with boos from jeering Knicks fans ... Read more

U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed. That's the natural warming of parts of the Pacific that changes weather around the globe. It is likely to a major factor ... Read more

Several hundred thousand homes and businesses were without power after severe storms swept through the Midwest. Wednesday's storms damaged buildings and structures across a wide swath and caused more than ... Read more

First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts. They are a spinoff of her husband's Trump Accounts investment funds meant ... Read more

A key surveillance tool that allows the United States to collect intelligence abroad appears certain to expire. That's because the House on Thursday failed to temporarily extend the program, in ... Read more

The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband has pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors said they would not ... Read more

The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband has pleaded guilty in federal court after prosecutors said they would not ... Read more

Several hundred thousand homes and businesses were still without power after severe storms swept through the Midwest. Wednesday's storms damaged buildings and structures across a wide swath and caused more ... Read more

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX will make its debut on Wall Street Friday. Both institutional and retail investors are expected to gobble up the 555.6 million shares going up for ... Read more

U.S. stocks are recovering some of their losses for the week, as the roller coaster for AI companies turns back upward. Oil prices and Treasury yields, meanwhile, remain near where ... Read more

A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely after the House failed to temporarily extend the program. The vote Thursday ... Read more

A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers. The Food and Drug Administration document posted ... Read more

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats. Healey told Prime Minister Keir ... Read more

U.S. stocks are recovering some of their losses for the week, as the roller coaster for AI companies turns back upward. They also got some help Thursday from easing oil ... Read more

The U.S. stock market is holding steadier, as the roller coaster for artificial-intelligence companies swings back upward. Oil prices and Treasury yields are also relatively steady even though worries are ... Read more

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstanding issues.” In a statement released Thursday ... Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to “outstanding issues.” ... Read more

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned because he says the government isn't willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats. Healey told Prime Minister ... Read more

Damaging storms are sweeping through the Midwest, disrupting flights at Chicago airports and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers. The National Weather Service said it received more ... Read more

Markets on Wall Street were poised to open with strong gains following another sell-off of artificial-intelligence stocks that dragged U.S. markets sharply lower. Futures for the S&P 500 were up ... Read more

Unity quarterback a late addition to the 2026 Illinois football roster, but he can look to past area success stories as he carves out his own path ... Read more

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says his office was underfunded by $10 million in the latest budget, and that could make it more difficult to fight legal battles against the ... Read more

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — World ski federation leader Johan Eliasch was ousted in a tight presidential election on Thursday after a campaign led by the sport’s heartland nations in Europe ... Read more

"You never know the blood, sweat and tears it took to keep a church going for 160 years. The transition of leaders, people, and yet they're still holding. I'm glad ... Read more

Today is Thursday, June 11, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: ... Read more

Today is Thursday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2026. There are 203 days left in the year. ... Read more

The mayor of a quake-hit southern Philippine town is pleading for air force helicopters to transport food to stave off hunger in places isolated by landslides. The earthquake Monday off ... Read more

Damaging storms swept through the Midwest on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations at Chicago airports. ... Read more

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the attempted murders of a state ... Read more

Damaging storms swept through the Midwest on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations at Chicago airports. ... Read more

Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have escalated, with Iran retaliating against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes. The exchange intensified Thursday, as air defenses fired in Kuwait and Bahrain ... Read more

Scientists have unearthed marine communities thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard. These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters. Researchers ... Read more

U.S. prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the ... Read more

A lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely as President Donald Trump is resisting calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol ... Read more

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with ... Read more

Chicago police are urging residents to come forward with any information about a cross burning in a public park. The burning of a cross is a historic symbol of hate ... Read more

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections. The court on Wednesday declined a request to issue ... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Throughout the Knicks playoff run, thousands of deliriously happy fans have flooded the streets outside Madison Square Garden, often invoking a two-word rallying cry: “We outside.” ... Read more

Police have used water cannons on protesters in Northern Ireland after violence erupted a second night over a stabbing in Belfast. A Sudanese man, Hadi Alodid, appeared in court Wednesday ... Read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in the federal trial of the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire laid out a narrative for jurors Wednesday of a premeditated ... Read more

Chicago police urged the public on Wednesday to come forward with any information about a burning cross — a historic symbol of hate and intimidation against Black Americans — discovered ... Read more

Paul E. Theesfield, who was sentenced in 2022 to 12 years in federal prison for striking a woman with his vehicle in Gibson City as part of a bizarre plot ... Read more

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with ... Read more

UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit is embracing his bold style ahead of the company's debut at the White House. He is scheduled to fight Sunday on the South Lawn in a ... Read more

Visa is embedding its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to shop and complete transactions for users. This collaboration enables ChatGPT to make purchases at any merchant accepting Visa, ... Read more

Federal authorities served a search warrant on Wednesday at a Southern California aerospace facility where a chemical tank overheated last month, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate. The warrant signed by ... Read more

DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while ... Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. ... Read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Opening statements began Wednesday in the federal arson trial for the man accused of sparking last year's deadly Palisades Fire in and around Los Angeles. ... Read more

TORONTO (AP) — A new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to block may take longer to open than anticipated, Canadian Prime Minister ... Read more

Assembling the 88 Illini list has me thinking one single thought the last 72 hours. I can't get said thought out of my head which means I need to write about it. The thought: I'm not sure everyone understands the current football roster building methodology. So I'm ... Read more

President Donald Trump's immigration and deportation agenda is getting a nearly $70 billion boost through the end of his term. Trump signed a bill into law in the Oval Office ... Read more

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power. ... Read more

A man from Sudan has appeared in court after being charged with attempted murder in Belfast in a stabbing attack that left a man seriously injured. The incident led to ... Read more

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A 25-year-old man killed four people at a house in suburban Detroit, including his parents and brother, and quickly surrendered when police arrived, authorities said Wednesday. ... Read more

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with ... Read more

Rep. Nancy Mace has finished a distant fifth in South Carolina's Republican primary for governor, leaving her political future uncertain. Her campaign mirrored her unpredictable career. She courted President Donald ... Read more

Pakistan has launched new airstrikes on Afghanistan, ending a month of calm and escalating what Islamabad previously called “open war” between the neighbors. The strikes hit the eastern provinces of ... Read more

Scientists have unearthed marine communities thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard. These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for nearby critters. Researchers ... Read more

A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe has released its first major findings. The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in China has made some ... Read more

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A man fatally shot four people at a house in suburban Detroit and quickly surrendered when police arrived, authorities said. ... Read more

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio were searching for a 20-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a crowded neighborhood street festival that wounded 12 people while authorities ... Read more

Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as ... Read more

A series of long-range Ukrainian attacks hit targets deep inside Russia, part of Kyiv’s efforts to raise the costs of the war for the Kremlin by striking energy facilities and ... Read more

Technology stocks are continuing to fall, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first back-to-back drop in three weeks. The main measure of Wall Street’s health fell 0.6% early ... Read more

Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as ... Read more

Bill Gates has arrived at the Capitol to speak before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. ... Read more

Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as ... Read more

Honda is recalling more than 800,000 vehicles because rear suspension components may fail and cause drivers to lose control, increasing the chances of a crash or injury. American Honda Motor ... Read more

The technology sell-off on Wall Street dragged into another day and oil prices rose after the U.S. military launched attacks against Iran. Futures for the S&P 500 declined 1.1% before ... Read more

A man accused by Lebanese officials of being part of an Israeli intelligence plot took refuge in the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut over two months ago. The current whereabouts of ... Read more

Bill Gates is set to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. House Oversight Committee ... Read more

Winning the Naughtin Open was a special occasion for Mahomet's Reis Claybrooke. ... Read more

Today is Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Here are local news reports from 100, 50 and 15 years ago: ... Read more

Today is Wednesday, June 10, the 161st day of 2026. There are 204 days left in the year. ... Read more

The United States has launched airstrikes on Iranian military sites after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American Apache attack helicopter, prompting new Iranian attacks across the region and ... Read more

A man accused by Lebanese officials of being part of an Israeli intelligence plot took refuge in the Ukrainian Embassy in Beirut over two months ago. The current whereabouts of ... Read more

Afghanistan says Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says the strikes targeted the Afghan provinces ... Read more

U.K. leaders have called for calm after the arrest of a Sudanese man accused of a stabbing in Belfast sparked anti-immigration protests. Police said the victim, a man in his ... Read more

The United States has launched airstrikes on Iranian military sites after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American Apache attack helicopter, prompting new Iranian attacks across the region and ... Read more

Bill Gates was set to appear before a congressional panel investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files, becoming the latest powerful figure linked to the disgraced financier to testify. Members of the ... Read more

Iran said Wednesday it launched a missile attack targeting an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces. Neither Jordan nor the U.S. immediately acknowledged any attack targeting Jordan. Iran’s paramilitary ... Read more

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. ... Read more

Charlie Brown Jr., 73, was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in Champaign in the killing of Agnes Tybo, 71, who was found dead on Nov. 11, 1983, in an Albuquerque ... Read more

Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Platner is an oyster farmer and former chair of ... Read more

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. ... Read more

Think back to this time a year ago. Penn State entered the 2025 season as a top-10 team and a trendy national title pick. By the second week of November, the Nittany Lions were 3-6, their head coach had been fired, and a season filled with promise had unraveled during ... Read more

This will be, without question, the most difficult list I've assembled. And I've been doing this since 2010. I guess I could say that I've been doing this since 2009 since that summer I put together a list of the top-50 players on the roster. But that was just a ... Read more

The Chicago Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance their stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. For the last five years, the Bears tried to play ball with the Illinois state government to secure a stadium deal in Arlington Heights. However, earlier this week, the state legislative session adjourned ... Read more

We took some mailbag questions on the podcast last week (and this week). We didn't get to this question but I really wanted to get to this question so now I'm going to get to this question. Because my favorite part of this is answering questions about my favorite part ... Read more

Former Illini standouts from the 1990s among more than 100 players up for annual honor ... Read more

Okay, NOW I've completed all of the 2025 Pick My Post articles. Last year's fundraiser was a bit of a mess (with the donation website working and then not working and then working again and then not working again) but I've heard from the two people whose articles hadn't been ... Read more

What is the premier conference in college football right now: the Big Ten or the SEC? After producing the last three College Football Playoff national champions — from three different schools — there is no denying the Big Ten has sat atop the college football world recently. But there is ... Read more

It's the college football offseason, but things will be ramping up soon for all the hubbub of gearing up for the start of the season in the fall. In the meantime, it's the season of lists and rankings before all that happens, and On3 just released its top 100 college ... Read more

The Wolverines have landed a second player in two days on the recruiting trail, as 2027 four-star defensive back Tavares Harrington announced his commitment to Michigan on Friday evening.BREAKING: Four-Star Safety Tavares Harrington has Committed to Michigan, he tells me for @Rivals⁰The 6’3 180 S from Chicago, IL chose the ... Read more

If you're a Michigan football fan, the month of May has been a good one when it comes to the Wolverines' 2027 recruiting class.Entering the month, the Wolverines had just five commitments. Now the total stands at 14.Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) four-star cornerback Tavares Harrington became the latest addition to ... Read more

I'm glad I included the "if you didn't have your question answered, contact me" thing in the last post because two people reached out to say that their questions hadn't been answered yet. One email had been screened out as spam and the other one was a donation that never ... Read more

This is college football. At some point, the games pause, but the news and drama never does. Here's an offseason tracker for buzz across the college football landscape, including coaching changes, injury news, personnel moves and more. New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has reportedly added former Tigers head coach ... Read more

Here's exactly how dumb I am. I started writing this article, the last of the set of questions from last year's fundraiser (at least I think it's the last - if you're question hasn't been answered, contact me) and as I'm writing it, I start to get this "didn't I ... Read more

I've thought about this one more than any of the other questions that were asked last year. I honestly thought about it during every game last season (except for maybe the snow game when all I was thinking about was how the snow under my feet was packed down so ... Read more

So just in the last week I've A) had another grandchild enter the world and B) gotten a shot for the shingles vaccine which, for whatever reason, knocked me silly with fever/chills/headaches. People who have had shingles before have told me they didn't sleep for weeks, and I ... Read more