President Obama Makes Historic Trip to Cuba

U.S. President Barack Obama turns from sightseeing to state business on his historic Cuba trip on Monday, pressing President Raul Castro for economic and democratic reforms while hearing complaints about continued U.S. economic sanctions.

Obama and Castro will have their fourth meeting, likely their most substantial, at the…

President Obama Announces Supreme Court Nominee

President Barack Obama nominated veteran appellate court judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, setting up a potentially ferocious political showdown with Senate Republicans who have vowed to block any Obama nominee.

Considered a moderate, Garland, 63, is currently chief judge of the U.S. Court…

#ByeAnita! Chicago Turns Anger to Action At Polls

Voters ousted the Chicago area’s top prosecutor Tuesday, backing Democratic primary challenger Kim Foxx in a campaign dominated by questions about Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s handling of the shooting death of a black teenager at the hands of a white police officer.
Foxx, a onetime…

Marco Rubio is Out After Trump Upset in Florida

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump won a crucial nominating contest in Florida and knocked rival Marco Rubio out of the race on Tuesday, but lost Ohio to John Kasich in a mixed result that set the stage for a long contested race.

Trump, a businessman who had hoped for…

3 Officers Shot, Is It Time For National Guard in Chicago?

A shootout between Chicago police and a suspect during a drug investigation on the city’s West Side left the suspect dead and three officers wounded, authorities said.
The officers were rushed to Stroger Hospital late Monday for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening, according to police spokesman…