A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as ...

Nonprofits in Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, and Stephenson counties can apply for $1.7 million in funding from the Community ...

Padraig Harrington made four birdies Thursday, though it was the bogey he saved after losing a tee shot deep in a thicket of ...

Professors and students at the University of Alabama testified on Thursday that a new an anti-diversity, equity and inclusion law has jeopardized funding and changed ...

The ferry was late, but not because of the usual traffic. Sydney commuters watched from an idling boat this month as humpback whales the size of buses surfaced ...

Guatemala and Honduras have signed agreements with the United States to potentially offer refuge to people from other ...

An Idaho judge says he won’t postpone the quadruple murder trial of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. Fourth District Judge ...

The Phoenix Suns opened the second round of the NBA draft by taking Rasheer Fleming after agreeing to acquire the pick ...

New York Mets right-hander Griffin Canning left Thursday night’s game against Atlanta in the third inning after suffering a left ankle injury on a non-contact play. Canning struck ...

Fans and players weren’t the only ones coping with extreme heat this week at the Club World Cup. Sniffer dogs — a common ...

Republican businessman Nate Morris entered Kentucky’s competitive campaign Thursday to succeed longtime Senate power broker ...

Police are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for ...